English
shingly
From shingle + -y.
A compound of shingle + -y
Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut’
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Late Latin scindula
Proto-West Germanic *skindulā ‘roof-shingle’
Old English sċindel
Middle English shyngel
English shingle
Today it means
adj Covered with shingle or small pebbles.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “shingly”. 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.
Etymograph / shingly