Where does “schalk” come from?

schalk (German) comes from Middle Dutch schalc, 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 male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. joker; rogue male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “schalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschalc—
2Old High Germanskalkserf
3Proto-West Germanicskalkservant, retainer
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
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 “schalk”

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