shoal

English

/ʃəʊl/

adj

Definitions

(now) Shallow.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schold inherited from Old English sċeald (shallow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skalidaz 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

shoaler English
shoaliness English
shoalness English
shoalwise English
shoaly English
schal German
σκελετός Ancient Greek
σκληρός Ancient Greek
*(s)kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
*skalidaz Proto-Germanic
sċeald Old English
schold Middle English
schal Middle High German

shoaly
shoaler
shoalness
shoalwise
shoaliness