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Where does “(s)kel-” come from?

(s)kel- (Proto-Indo-European): to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Definitions

to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “(s)kel-”

school
half
shell
shelter
Marshall
shield
schooling
sculpture
slice
Marshal
slate
slit
shilling
marshal
halves
preschool
schoolboy
schoolroom
sculptured
windshield
shale
Rothschild
halter
shelling

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