Where does “scāla” come from?
scāla (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
scāla (Old High German): shell
Definitions
- shell
Ancestry of “scāla”, step by step
scāla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *skalu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Proto-Germanic skēlō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skēlō | bowl |