Where does “scalk” come from?

scalk (Middle English) comes from Old English scealc, from Proto-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,...

scalk (Middle English): Alternative form of schalk

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schalk

Ancestry of “scalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscealcservant; man, soldier, sailor
2Proto-Germanic*skalk—
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →