Etymograph

English

sheal

Sheal comes from Old English sċylian ‘to separate, remove’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150sċylian1‘to separate, remove’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500schelen1
  3. Englishtodaysheal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sheal

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150sċylianWiktionary, English sheal‘to separate, remove’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500schelenWiktionary, English sheal
  3. EnglishtodayshealWiktionary, English sheal

Every English word from Old English sċylian

Today it means

noun A shell or pod.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sheal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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