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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskalmōhandle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “scalm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalmō →