The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)kelh₁-“to dry out, wither”
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*skala-
- English todayScheldt
Derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sċeald (“shallow”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *skala-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out, wither”). Modern English shoal, Low German schol, Frisian skol, and Swedish (obsolete) skäll, "thin".
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelh₁- all →
shallowskeletonshoal
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.