Where does “själfullhet” come from?
själfullhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish själfull, from Swedish själ, from English shawl, from Middle English schalen, from Middle English schale, from Old English sċealu, from Proto-West Germanic *skalu, from Proto-Germanic skalō — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
själfullhet (Swedish): soulfulness
Definitions
- soulfulness
Ancestry of “själfullhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | själfull | soulful |
| 2 | Swedish | själ | soul; Obsolete spelling of säl |
| 3 | English | shawl | A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a... |
| 4 | Middle English | schalen | to shell |
| 5 | Middle English | schale | shell, husk; scale |
| 6 | Old English | sċealu | shell, husk; shell, husk, pod; husk |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *skalu | shell, husk |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skalō | shell; lump, ball |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |