*skalō
Runic: ᛊᚲᚨᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈskɑ.lɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
shell, husk
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *skolH-eh₂, from *(s)kelH- (‘to split, part, divide’). Synchronically analyzed as an ō-stem nominal from *skiljaną (‘to cut, separate’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | skalō | skalôz |
| Acc. | skalǭ | skalōz |
| Gen. | skalōz | skalǫ̂ |
| Dat. | skalōi | skalōmaz |
| Inst. | skalō | skalōmiz |
| Voc. | skalō | skalôz |
Descendants
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*skalu (Proto-West Germanic)
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? (Old Dutch)
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scale (Middle Dutch)
- schaal (Dutch)
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scale (Middle Dutch)
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? (Old Dutch)
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*skalu (Proto-West Germanic)
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sċealu (Old English)
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schale (Middle English)
- shale (English)
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schale (Middle English)
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sċealu (Old English)
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*skalu (Proto-West Germanic)
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escale, eschale (Old French)
- écale (French)
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escale, eschale (Old French)
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*skalu (Proto-West Germanic)
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escale, eschale (Old French)
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scale (Middle English)
- scale (English)
- skaulès (Yola)
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scale (Middle English)
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escale, eschale (Old French)
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*skalu (Proto-West Germanic)
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scala (Old High German)
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schāle (Middle High German)
- Schoin (Bavarian)
- שאָל (shol) (Yiddish)
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schāle (Middle High German)
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scala (Old High German)
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*skalu (Proto-West Germanic)
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scala (Old High German)
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schāle (Middle High German)
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Schale (German)
- šolja (Serbo-Croatian)
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Schale (German)
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schāle (Middle High German)
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scala (Old High German)
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skál (Old Norse)
- skal (Danish)