scheel

German (Berlin)

/ʃeːl/

adj
Definitions
  • cross-eyed
  • squinting
  • (commonest sense) with a crooked look; looking disdainfully or aggressively from the side

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German schēle inherited from Middle High German schel inherited from Old High German skelah inherited from *skelh inherited from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (squint-eyed, sloping, squinting) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (bend, crook, joint, lean, curve, crooked, heel, cut).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kel-

Gloss

bend, crook, joint, lean, curve, crooked, heel, cut

Concept
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Ontological Category

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