Where does “sgeilp” come from?

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

sgeilp (Scottish Gaelic): shelf or cliff of a rock; shelf in a keeping...

Definitions

  1. shelf or cliff of a rock; shelf in a keeping...

Ancestry of “sgeilp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsskelfA splinter or sliver of wood; A thin or...
2Dutchschelfstorage floor for hay or straw, often above a...
3Middle Dutchscelf—
Every word from Middle Dutch scelf →Every word from Dutch schelf →Every word from Scots skelf →