Where does “Scholle” come from?

Scholle (German) comes from Old High German scolla, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Scholle (German): clod; floe; plaice

Definitions

  1. clod; floe; plaice

Ancestry of “Scholle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscollaclod, clump
2Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “Scholle”

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