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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*skelh
2Proto-Germanicskelhazsquint-eyed, sloping, awry
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “skelah

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Germanic skelhazEvery word from Proto-Germanic *skelh