Where does “Obstschale” come from?
Obstschale (German) comes from German schāle, from Middle High German schāle, from Old High German scāla, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Obstschale (German): fruit bowl
Definitions
- fruit bowl
Ancestry of “Obstschale”, step by step
Obstschale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schāle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schāle | peel; husk; shell outer layer |
| 2 | Middle High German | schāle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scāla | shell |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |