Where does “scalon” come from?

scalon (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman scalun, from Vulgar Latin escalonia, from Latin Ascalonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκαλώνιος, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκάλων, from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹן.

Ancestry of “scalon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanscalunAlternative form of eschaloigne
2Vulgar Latinescalonia
3LatinAscaloniusOf Ascalon
4Ancient GreekἈσκαλώνιος
5Ancient GreekἈσκάλωνAshkelon; {{w|Ashkelon|Ascalon}}, an ancient...
6Biblical Hebrewאַשְׁקְלוֹן
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁקְלוֹןEvery word from Ancient Greek ἈσκάλωνEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἀσκαλώνιος