Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)kelh₁-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*(s)kelh₁-

1. to parch, wither

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kelh₁-‎ (3 c, 0 e)

• *skelh₁-ye- (ye-present)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: σκέλλω (skéllō)
• *skelh₁-to-
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: σκελετός (skeletós)

Metathesized variant *(s)kleh₁-.

• *skleh₁-ro-
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: σκληρός (sklērós)
• *skolh₁-os
  • Proto-Germanic: *skalaz
    • English: shoal, shallow

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 927, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 927