Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kelH-
10 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-, most common first.
- shellThe calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- skillA capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- shelfA flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
- shieldA broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- halterA bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
- shaleA shell, scale or husk; a cod or pod.
- shoalShallow.
- sliveTo cut; split; separate.
- shalkA servant.
- sheltronA compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx, especially such a body of Scottish troops armed with pikes during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.