Schaal

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld High German scalaha →
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Meanings

proper nounSchaal (plural Schaals)

plural Schaals

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old High Germanscalaha“dirty water”
  2. EnglishSchaal

* As a German surname, from Schaala in Thüringen, from Old High German scalaha (“dirty water”) (compare Schale (“peel”), or Schlamm (“mud”)). Also from Schaalsee, a lake near Ratzeburg, itself probably related to the noun meaning "bowl." * As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Schale (“dish”). * Also as a Dutch surname Van der Schaal, from the obsolete adjective schald (“shallow”), see shallow.

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APA

Schaal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schaal

MLA

“Schaal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schaal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schaal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schaal.

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