Where does “schedele” come from?

schedele (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skēthila, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu — a part (in the hair).

Ancestry of “schedele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskēthilacrown, top of the head
2Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

Words derived from “schedele”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →Every word from Old Dutch skēthila →