Where does “skelah” come from?
skelah (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *skelh, from Proto-Germanic skelhaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “skelah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skelh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skelhaz | squint-eyed, sloping, awry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “skelah”