- σκαλμός
- σκαλμόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `thole' (h. Hom., A., E., Arist., Plb.).Derivatives: -μίδιον n. (Com. Adesp.). Besides σκάλμη f. `short sword, knife' (S. Fr. 620, after H. = μάχαιρα Θρᾳκία).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [923] *skel(H)- `cut'Etymology: A quite close agreement is found in Germ. in a des. of diff. split or cut objects: OWNo. skalm f. `tooth of a fork, pod of a fruit, short sword', Swed. skalm f., `arm of a fork etc.', LGerm. schalm `thin strip of wood', OHG scalm `boat', PGm. *skal-ma \/ ō-, IE *skol-mo \/ ā-. Besides without anl. s- e.g. Lith. kélmas `stump of a tree, stem' (further in Fraenkel s. v.). The for σκαλμός, -μη required zero grade was formed after σκάλλω, and with an original sense of `split' v. t. The special meaning `thole' is a Greek innovation (cf. Chantraine Étrennes Benveniste 6). -- Did *skl̥mo- give σκαλμο- (one could expect *σκλαμο-?); esp. the Thrac. word is uncertain. Cf. the end of σκάλλω, where Frisk assumes a form independent of this verb, which is rather vague.Page in Frisk: 2,716
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.