Etymology

skellum

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Danish skælm
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skellum · noun1

  1. Danish · derived fromskælm
  2. English todayskellum

From Danish skælm, from Middle Low German; cognate to German Schelm.

skellum · noun2

  1. German · derived fromSchelm
  2. Afrikaans · derived fromskelm
  3. English todayskellum

From Afrikaans skelm, from German Schelm or Middle Low German; cognate to etymology 1.

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