skele
Danish
[ˈsɡ̊eːlə]
verb
Definitions
- to squint
- (figuratively) have an eye to (e.g. one's own interest)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German schelen inherited from Proto-Germanic *skilhijaną (squint), *skelhaz (squint-eyed, sloping, squinting).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skelhaz
Gloss
squint-eyed, sloping, squinting
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- askile English
- skelly English
- scheel German
- schielen German
- *(s)kel- Proto-Indo-European
- *skelhaz Proto-Germanic
- *skilgijaną Proto-Germanic
- *skilhijaną Proto-Germanic
- sceolh Old English
- skjalgr Old Norse
- schulen Middle Dutch
- scilihen Old High German
- schilhen Middle High German
- *skelh gmw-pro
- *skelo Old Dutch
- schelen Middle Low German
- schēle Middle Low German
- skjalg Westrobothnian