Where does “skelle” come from?

skelle (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian skelda, from Old Dutch skeldan, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

skelle (West Frisian): to scold, to swear

Definitions

  1. to scold, to swear

Ancestry of “skelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianskelda—
2Old Dutchskeldanto accuse
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

Words derived from “skelle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →