Shall etymology

English

English word shall comes from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-, Proto-Germanic - þiz

Detailed word origin of shall

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
- þiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*sḱel- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*skulaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) (auxiliary) shall, will, to be going to, must. (auxiliary) to be obliged to, have to. (transitive) to owe.
sculan Old English (ang) (auxiliary) shall, to be going or about (to do something due to some sort of obligation not intention). (auxiliary) to be obliged, must, should. (transitive) to owe.
sċulan Old English (ang)
schulen Middle English (enm)
shall English (en) (modal auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.. (obsolete) To owe.. Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.. Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

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