schelp

Dutch (Brabantic)

/sxɛlp/

noun
Definitions
  • shell (e.g. of a mollusk)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch schelpe (shell) inherited from Old Dutch *skella inherited from *skallju 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

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