Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skal-
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, divide”) or *(s)kel- (“to cover”) (see Ancient Greek κολεός (koleós, “sheath, scabbard”), source of Latin coleus (“testicles”)).[1]
Noun edit
*skal- f
Descendants edit
- Old English: sċeallan (only attested in the plural)
- Old Frisian: skal
- → Proto-Samic: *kuolë (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “923-927”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 923-927