Where does “scalm” come from?
scalm (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skalmō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “scalm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skalmō | handle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “scalm”