Where does “schāle” come from?

schāle (German) comes 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,...

schāle (German): peel; husk; shell outer layer

Definitions

  1. peel; husk; shell outer layer

Ancestry of “schāle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schāle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalō →