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Schaal

Schaal proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Schaal (plural Schaals)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Schaal

pluralSchaals

Origin of Schaal

* As a German surname, from Schaala in Thüringen, from Old High German scalaha (“dirty water”) (compare Schale (“peel”), or Schlamm (“mud”)). Also from Schaalsee, a lake near Ratzeburg, itself probably related to the noun meaning "bowl." * As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Schale (“dish”). * Also as a Dutch surname Van der Schaal, from the obsolete adjective schald (“shallow”), see shallow.

Questions about Schaal

What does Schaal mean?
Schaal means a surname.
What part of speech is Schaal?
Schaal is a proper noun.

Words near Schaal in the dictionary

  1. Schaab
  2. Schaabs
  3. Schaacticook
  4. Schaaf
  5. Schaafs
  6. Schaal
  7. Schaals
  8. schaapsteker
  9. schaapstekers
  10. Schaar
  11. Schaarbeek

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