Where does “Scholder” come from?

Scholder (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German schulter, from Old High German scultera, from Proto-West Germanic skuldru — shoulder.

Scholder (Central Franconian): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “Scholder”, step by step

Scholder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German schulter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschulter—
2Old High Germanscultera—
3Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder

via Old High German sculdra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansculdra—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic skuldru →Every word from Old High German scultera →Every word from Middle High German schulter →