Where does “skimmel” come from?

skimmel (Danish) comes from German schimmel, from Middle High German schimel, from Old High German skimbal — mould.

skimmel (Danish): mould

Definitions

  1. mould

Ancestry of “skimmel”, step by step

skimmel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschimmelinflection of schimmeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschimel—
3Old High Germanskimbalmould

via Middle Low German schimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschimmel—
Every word from Old High German skimbal →Every word from Middle High German schimel →Every word from German schimmel →