sciell

Old English

/ʃell/

noun

Definitions

shell
scale keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (shell, husk, scale, peel, rind).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skaljō

Gloss

shell, husk, scale, peel, rind

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European
*skaljō Proto-Germanic
sċiell Old English
skalli Old Norse
skel Old Norse
scolla Old High German
zolla Old High German
𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 Gothic
*skallju gmw-pro
*skala Frankish
*skallju, *skallija Frankish

sċiell