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Where does “schille” come from?

schille (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,...

Ancestry of “schille”, 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 “schille”

  • peulenschil
  • peulschil
  • bananenschil
  • schil
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