skelet
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- skeleton
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish skelet derived from German Skelett (skeleton) derived from Ancient Greek σκελετός (dried up, dried body, parched, mummy, withered) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (parch, wither, dry out).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kelh₁-
Gloss
parch, wither, dry out
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sceleton Latin
- sceletus Latin
- Exoskelett German
- Skelett German
- Skelettfluorose German
- cytoskelet Dutch, Flemish
- skelet Dutch, Flemish
- skeletspier Dutch, Flemish
- esqueleto Spanish, Castilian
- σκέλλω Ancient Greek
- σκελετός Ancient Greek
- σκληρός Ancient Greek
- *(s)kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *skalidaz Proto-Germanic
- esquelet Catalan, Valencian
- schal Middle High German
- шкілет Belarusian
- esqueletu Asturian