Where does “schedel” come from?

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

schedel (Middle Low German): top of the head, head, skull

Definitions

  1. top of the head, head, skull

Ancestry of “schedel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsceithlo—
2Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

Words derived from “schedel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →Every word from Old Saxon sceithlo →