Where does “skella” come from?

skella (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skellan, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Ancestry of “skella”, step by step

skella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic skellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
2Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Proto-Germanic skellan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskellan
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskel-to be obligated, owe; to be guilty
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “skella

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic skellanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skellan