Where does “chalder” come from?

chalder (Scots) comes from Norn chaldro, from Old Norse tjaldr, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

chalder (Scots): oystercatcher

Definitions

  1. oystercatcher

Ancestry of “chalder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nornchaldrooystercatcher
2Old Norsetjaldroystercatcher
3Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European del- →Every word from Old Norse tjaldr →Every word from Norn chaldro →