Where does “scielfe” come from?

scielfe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-West Germanic *skelfu, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō — crag, cliff.

scielfe (Old English): ledge

Definitions

  1. ledge

Ancestry of “scielfe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skilfijā
2Proto-West Germanic*skelfu
3Proto-Germanic*skelfōcrag, cliff
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skelfō