Where does “schale” come from?

schale (Middle English) comes from Old English sċealu, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

schale (Middle English): shell, husk; scale

Definitions

  1. shell, husk; scale

Ancestry of “schale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċealushell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk
2Proto-West Germanic*skalushell, husk
3Proto-Germanicskalōshell; lump, ball
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 “schale”

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