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Where does “scale” come from?

scale (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skēlō — bowl.

scale (Middle Dutch): ladder

Definitions

  1. ladder

Ancestry of “scale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskēlōbowl

Words derived from “scale”

  • schaal
  • grootschalig
  • schaaldier
  • tijdschaal
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