Where does “schalde” come from?

schalde (Middle English) comes from Old French eschalder, from Late Latin excaldo, from Latin caldus — Syncopated but Classical form of calidus.

Ancestry of “schalde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschalderto scald
2Late LatinexcaldoI wash or bathe in warm or hot water
3LatincaldusSyncopated but Classical form of calidus
Every word from Latin caldus →Every word from Late Latin excaldo →Every word from Old French eschalder →