Where does “scele” come from?

scele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skelo, from Proto-Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “scele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskelo
2Proto-Germanic*skelh
3Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic *skelh
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