Where does “schelpe” come from?

schelpe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skella, from Proto-West Germanic skallju, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

schelpe (Middle Dutch): shell

Definitions

  1. shell

Ancestry of “schelpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskella—
2Proto-West Germanicskalljuscale; shell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “schelpe”

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