Where does “schedel” come from?

schedel (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu — a part (in the hair).

schedel (Middle High German): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “schedel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
2Old Saxonsceithlo—
3Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

Words derived from “schedel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →Every word from Old Saxon sceithlo →Every word from Middle Low German schedel →