Where does “スコール” come from?
スコール (Japanese) comes from English squall, from Middle English squalen, from Old Norse skvala, from Proto-Germanic *skwel-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
スコール (Japanese): a squall
Ancestry of “スコール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | squall | A squall line, multicell line, or part of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | squalen | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skvala | to cry out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skwel- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |