Where does “scheel” come from?
scheel (German) comes from Middle High German schel, from Old High German skelah, from Proto-Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
scheel (German): cross-eyed; squinting; with a crooked look;...
Definitions
- cross-eyed; squinting; with a crooked look;...
Ancestry of “scheel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | schel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | skelah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *skelh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skelhaz | squint-eyed, sloping, awry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |