Meanings
- A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Perhaps as a child she watched for his ship coming up the Scheldt.
2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 408
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelh₁-“to dry out, wither”
- Proto-Germanic*skala-
- EnglishScheldt
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".
More words from Proto-Germanic, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Шелда
- Шелда (Šelda)river
Catalan Escalda
- Escaldariver
Chinese Mandarin 斯海尔德河
- 斯海尔德河river
Czech Šelda
- Šeldariver
Danish Schelde
- Schelderiver
Dutch Schelde
- Schelderiver
Esperanto Skeldo, Sĥeldo
- Skeldoriver
- Sĥeldoriver
Finnish Schelde
- Schelderiver
French Escaut
- Escautriver
German Schelde
- Schelderiver
Hebrew סכלדה
- סכלדהriver
Hungarian Schelde
- Schelderiver
Italian Schelda
- Scheldariver
Japanese スヘルデ川
- スヘルデ川river
Korean 스헬더 강
- 스헬더 강river
Latin Scaldis
- Scaldisriver
Norwegian Schelde
- Schelderiver
Polish Skalda
- Skaldariver
Portuguese Escalda
- Escaldariver
Romanian Escaut
- Escautriver
Russian Шельда
- Шельда (Šelʹda)river
Spanish Escalda
- Escaldariver
Swedish Schelde
- Schelderiver
Ukrainian Шельда
- Шельда (Šelʹda)river
Welsh Afon Schelde
- Afon Schelderiver
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Scheldt
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Scheldt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scheldt
“Scheldt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scheldt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scheldt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scheldt.
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