Where does “sholder” come from?

sholder (Middle English) comes from Old English sculdra, from Proto-West Germanic skuldru — shoulder.

sholder (Middle English): Alternative form of schuldre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of schuldre

Ancestry of “sholder”, step by step

sholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sculdra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsculdrashoulder
2Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder

via Old English sculdor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsculdorshoulder
Every word from Proto-West Germanic skuldru →Every word from Old English sculdra →