Where does “scealc” come from?

scealc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *skalk, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scealc (Old English): servant; man, soldier, sailor

Definitions

  1. servant; man, soldier, sailor

Ancestry of “scealc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*skalk—
2Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scealc”

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