skæl
Danish
/skɛlˀ/
noun
Definitions
- scale small plates of keratin on the skin of fish and certain reptiles
- scale overlapping layers in a pinecone
- dandruff small pieces of skin in the hair
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse skel (shell) 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
- Musselshell English
- aeroshell English
- backshell English
- bandshell English
- bodyshell English
- bombshell English
- clamshell English
- cockleshell English
- deshell English
- eggshell English
- enshell English
- hardshell English
- headshell English
- inshell English
- intershell English
- kidneyshell English
- microshell English
- multishell English
- nanoshell English
- nonshell English
- nutshell English
- papershell English
- seashell English
- shell English
- shell suit English
- shell-less English
- shell-like English
- shellable English
- shellac English
- shellback English
- shellbag English
- shellbark English
- shellcode English
- sheller English
- shellfire English
- shellfish English
- shellfisherman English
- shellflower English
- shellheap English
- shellless English
- shellpad English
- shellproof English
- shelltoe English
- shelltoed English
- shelltoes English
- shellwork English
- shelly English
- shotshell English
- slitshell English
- snailshell English
- softshell English
- subshell English
- supershell English
- topshell English
- tortoiseshell English
- undershell English
- unshell English
- appelschil Dutch, Flemish
- bananenschil Dutch, Flemish
- peulenschil Dutch, Flemish
- peulschil Dutch, Flemish
- schil Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European
- skjell Norwegian Bokmål
- *skaljō Proto-Germanic
- シェル Japanese
- sciell Old English
- sċiell Old English
- schelle Middle English
- krákuskel Old Norse
- skalli Old Norse
- skel Old Norse
- skelfiskr Old Norse
- skel Icelandic
- หอยเชลล์ Thai
- selak Cebuano
- schelle Middle Dutch
- scolla Old High German
- zolla Old High German
- skel Faroese
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰 Gothic
- *skallju gmw-pro
- skelj Westrobothnian
- *skala Frankish
- *skallju, *skallija Frankish