Where does “schelden” come from?

schelden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schelden, from Old Dutch skeldan, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

schelden (Dutch): to scold, to swear

Definitions

  1. to scold, to swear

Ancestry of “schelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscheldento call, to name; to proclaim, to declare; to...
2Old Dutchskeldanto accuse
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

Words derived from “schelden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →