Scheldt

See also: scheldt

English

The Scheldt in Antwerp

Etymology

Derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sċeald (shallow), from or related to Proto-Germanic *skala-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (to dry out, wither).[1]

Modern English shoal, Low German schol, Frisian skol, and Swedish (obsolete) skäll, "thin".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛlt/, /skɛlt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt

Proper noun

Scheldt

  1. A river flowing through France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Translations

References

  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 927, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 927
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