Where does “schalc” come from?

schalc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old High German skalk, from Proto-West Germanic skalk, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “schalc”, step by step

schalc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German skalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskalkserf
2Proto-West Germanicskalkservant, retainer
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Old Dutch skalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskalk—
2Frankishskalkservant; servant, retainer

Words derived from “schalc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →