Where does “skelf” come from?

skelf (Scots) comes from Dutch schelf, from Middle Dutch scelf.

skelf (Scots): A splinter or sliver of wood; A thin or...

Definitions

  1. A splinter or sliver of wood; A thin or...

Ancestry of “skelf”, step by step

skelf traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schelf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschelfstorage floor for hay or straw, often above a...
2Middle Dutchscelf—

via Middle English schelfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschelfeA shelf or ledge; A cupboard; a piece of...
2Old Englishsċylfedeck of a ship

via Old Norse skjalf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjalfa shelf, seat; remains only in Hliðskjálf
2Proto-Germanic*skelfōcrag, cliff

Words derived from “skelf”

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