*skaljō
Runic: ᛊᚲᚨᛚᛃᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈskɑl.jɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
shell; husk; rind; peel
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *skolH-yeh₂, from *(s)kelH- (‘to split, part, divide’). See also the related *skalō (‘shell, husk’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | skaljō | skaljôz |
| Acc. | skaljǭ | skaljōz |
| Gen. | skaljōz | skaljǫ̂ |
| Dat. | skaljōi | skaljōmaz |
| Inst. | skaljō | skaljōmiz |
| Voc. | skaljō | skaljôz |
Descendants
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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*skella (Old Dutch)
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scelle, scille, schelle (Middle Dutch)
- schelle, schele, shelle, scille (Middle English)
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scelle, scille, schelle (Middle Dutch)
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*skella (Old Dutch)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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*skella (Old Dutch)
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scelle, scille, schelle (Middle Dutch)
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schil, schel (Dutch)
- skel, skil (Afrikaans)
- skel (Negerhollands)
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schil, schel (Dutch)
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scelle, scille, schelle (Middle Dutch)
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*skella (Old Dutch)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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sċiell, sċiel, sċyll, sċyl, sċill, sċil, sċell, sċel (Old English)
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schelle (Middle English)
- shell (English)
- schel, schell (Scots)
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schelle (Middle English)
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sċiell, sċiel, sċyll, sċyl, sċill, sċil, sċell, sċel (Old English)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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*skell, *skill (Old Frisian)
- Skeele, Skiele (Saterland Frisian)
- skyl (West Frisian)
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*skell, *skill (Old Frisian)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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*skella (Old High German)
- schelle (Middle High German)
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*skella (Old High German)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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*skellia (Old Saxon)
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schelle, schille (Middle Low German)
- Schellfisch (German)
- Schille, Schill (German Low German)
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schelle, schille (Middle Low German)
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*skellia (Old Saxon)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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? (Romance)
- scae (Friulian)
- scaglia (Italian)
- scaja (Piedmontese)
- scagghia (Sicilian)
- scaja (Venetan)
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? (Romance)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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? (Romance)
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escaille, eschaille, escalle (Old French)
- shelle, schelle, scele (Middle English)
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escaille, eschaille, escalle (Old French)
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? (Romance)
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*skallju (Proto-West Germanic)
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? (Romance)
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escaille, eschaille, escalle (Old French)
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escaille, eschaille, esquaille, escalle (Middle French)
- écaille (French)
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escaille, eschaille, esquaille, escalle (Middle French)
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escaille, eschaille, escalle (Old French)
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? (Romance)
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skel (Old Norse)
- skel (Faroese)
- skel (Icelandic)
- skjel (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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skel (Old Norse)
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skæl (Danish)
- skjell (Norwegian Bokmål)
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skæl (Danish)
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 (skalja) (Gothic)
- *(s)kālčō (Proto-Samic)