Where does “schallen” come from?
schallen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch scellen, from Old Dutch skellan, from Proto-West Germanic skellan, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
schallen (Dutch): to sound loudly; to resound, to echo
Definitions
- to sound loudly; to resound, to echo
Ancestry of “schallen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | scellen | loud sound |
| 2 | Old Dutch | skellan | to sound |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skellan | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |