Where does “scoilt” come from?
scoilt (Irish) comes from Old Irish scoilt, from Proto-Celtic skoltā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
scoilt (Irish): split
Ancestry of “scoilt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | scoilt | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | skoltā | cleft, fissure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “scoilt”