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Where does “skalidaz” come from?

skalidaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skaljaną, from Proto-Germanic skalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelh₁- — to parch, wither.

Ancestry of “skalidaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaljanąto peel, to shell
2Proto-Germanicskalazparched, shallow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelh₁-to parch, wither

Words derived from “skalidaz”

  • shoal
  • shouldn't
  • shoaly
  • shouldn't've
  • shouldnae
  • shoulden
  • should've
  • shou'dn't
  • shoaliness
  • shou'd
  • shoalwise
  • scholde
  • schold
  • sċeald
  • should
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