The story
- Old English · derived fromhalh
- Old Norse · derived fromskáli
- English todayScholar Green
Originally Scholehalc (late 13th century), from Old Norse skáli + Old English halh.
Words from the same roots
Old Norseskáli all →
scalesscholesScowcroft
Old Englishhalh all →
halesEcclesallCatterallBeausale
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.