Where does “schēle” come from?

schēle (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *skelh, from Proto-West Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Ancestry of “schēle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*skelh—
2Proto-West Germanic*skelhslanted, crooked
3Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “schēle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skelh →