Where does “scolla” come from?

scolla (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scolla (Old High German): clod, clump

Definitions

  1. clod, clump

Ancestry of “scolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “scolla”

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