Where does “schelen” come from?

schelen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schēle, from Old Saxon *skelh, from Proto-West Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “schelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschēle—
2Old Saxon*skelh—
3Proto-West Germanic*skelhslanted, crooked
4Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “schelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skelh →