Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kelH-

‘to split’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-.

28 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-, most familiar first.

• half ← healf ← *halb ← *halbaz
• skill ← skil ← *skilją
• shell ← schelle ← sċiell ← *skallju ← *skaljō
• shield ← scheld ← scield ← *skeldu ← *skelduz
• skull ← sculle ← *skulli ← skalli ← *ᛋᚲᚨᛚᛟ
• shale ← schale ← sċealu ← *skalu ← *skalō
• shilling ← schilling ← scilling ← *skillingaz ← *skiljaną
• shoal ← sċeolu ← *skolu
• halter ← hælfter ← *halftrijā
• schilling ← schillinc ← skilling ← *skillingaz ← *skiljaną
• halve ← halven ← hilfan ← *halbijan ← *halbijaną
• shelve ← shelf

More words from *(s)kelH-

• skilling
• schelling
• hapa
• kalpa
• slive
• scaglia
• scagliola
• beshield
• schelm
• scolopacine
• scolopidium
• scolopaceous
• shalk
• sheltron
• shielder
• skellum

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-