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schedel

schedel

Dutch

Noun

schedel m ‎(plural schedels, diminutive schedeltje n)

  1. (anatomy) A skull
  2. A death's-head
  3. A mound's crest or crown

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch schedele, from Old Dutch skēthila, *skeithila ‎(“part, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-Germanic *skaidilō ‎(“part in the hair, top, crown, crest, summit”), from Proto-Indo-European *skÁit- ‎(“to cut, part, separate”). Cognate with German Scheitel ‎(“part, crest, apex”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxeː.dəl/

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