Where does “Skelett” come from?

Skelett (German) comes from Ancient Greek σκελετός, from Ancient Greek σκελλώ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

Skelett (German): skeleton

Definitions

  1. skeleton

Ancestry of “Skelett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκελετόςdried up, withered; dried body, mummy; skeleton
2Ancient Greekσκελλώto dry, dry up, to make dry, to parch; dry, dry...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither

Words derived from “Skelett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελλώ →Every word from Ancient Greek σκελετός →