Where does “토터셸” come from?
토터셸 (Korean) comes from English tortoiseshell, from English Shell, from Middle English schelle, from Old English sċiell, from Proto-West Germanic skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
토터셸 (Korean): tortoiseshell
Definitions
- tortoiseshell
Ancestry of “토터셸”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tortoiseshell | The horny, translucent, mottled covering of the... |
| 2 | English | Shell | A diminutive of the female given name Michelle or Shelly |
| 3 | Middle English | schelle | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċiell | shell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skallju | scale; shell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |