Where 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

  1. scald; trouble, disturb; baldness

Ancestry of “sgall”, step by step

sgall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskallia bald head; bald head, skull
2Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via English scald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscaldTo burn with hot liquid; To heat almost to...
2Middle Englishscaldento scald
3Old Northern Frenchescalder
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