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

  1. fruit bowl

Ancestry of “Obstschale”, step by step

Obstschale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schāle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschālepeel; husk; shell outer layer
2Middle High Germanschāle
3Old High Germanscālashell
4Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
5Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via German Obst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanObstEdible plant parts, other than nuts, which are...
2Middle High Germanobez
3Old High Germanobazfruit
4Proto-Germanic*obaet
5Proto-Germanicat-edibles, food
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-