Where does “scyteheald” come from?

scyteheald (Old English) comes from Old English -heald, from Proto-Germanic halþaz, from Proto-Germanic halaną — to slope; be inclined.

scyteheald (Old English): oblique, inclined

Definitions

  1. oblique, inclined

Ancestry of “scyteheald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-healdbent; inclined toward, tending toward; sloping...
2Proto-Germanichalþazsloping, inclined
3Proto-Germanichalanąto slope; be inclined
Every word from Proto-Germanic halaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic halþaz →Every word from Old English -heald →
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