Where does “Kleeblattschädel” come from?

Kleeblattschädel (German) comes from German Schädel, from Middle High German schedel, from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu — a part (in the hair).

Kleeblattschädel (German): cloverleaf skull

Definitions

  1. cloverleaf skull

Ancestry of “Kleeblattschädel”, step by step

Kleeblattschädel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schädel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchädelskull; a headache, particularly one due to...
2Middle High Germanschedelskull
3Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
4Old Saxonsceithlo
5Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

via German Kleeblatt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKleeblattcloverleaf
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidiluEvery word from Old Saxon sceithloEvery word from Middle Low German schedel
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