Where does “sgillinn” come from?
sgillinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish scilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic skillingaz, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
sgillinn (Scottish Gaelic): penny
Ancestry of “sgillinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | scilling | — |
| 2 | Old English | sċilling | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skillingaz | shilling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |