An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Scholle

by Friedrich Kluge

Scholle (1.), f., ‘clod, floe,’ from the equiv. MidHG. scholle, m., OHG. scolla, f., scollo, m.; comp. Du. schol, ‘clod, floe’; prop. a partic. of the root skel, ‘that which is split,’ and is therefore allied to Schale, and with Goth. skilja, ‘butcher,’ OIc. skilja, ‘to divide, separate’;. also with OSax. scola, AS. sčęŏlu (equiv. to E. shoal).

Scholle (2.), f., ‘plaice, sole,’ ModHG. only, formed from LG.; comp. the equiv. Du. schol.