Etymology Explorer › Scottish GaelicWhere does “sgall” come from? sgall (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse skalli, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
sgall (Scottish Gaelic): scald; trouble, disturb; baldness
Definitions scald; trouble, disturb; baldness Ancestry of “sgall”, step by step sgall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse skalli Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old Norse skalli a bald head; bald head, skull 2 Proto-Germanic skaljō shell; husk; rind; peel 3 Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- to cut; to split, to separate 4 Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
via English scald Step Language Word Meaning 1 English scald To burn with hot liquid; To heat almost to... 2 Middle English scalden to scald 3 Old Northern French escalder —