Where does “Schalk” come from?

Schalk (German) comes from Old High German skalk, from Proto-West Germanic skalk, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Schalk (German): joker; rogue

Definitions

  1. joker; rogue

Ancestry of “Schalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskalkserf
2Proto-West Germanicskalkservant, retainer
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →