Where does “schimmel” come from?

schimmel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schimmel, from Proto-Germanic skimla-.

schimmel (Dutch): mould; fungus, any member of the kingdom Fungi;...

Definitions

  1. mould; fungus, any member of the kingdom Fungi;...

Ancestry of “schimmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschimmelrust
2Proto-Germanicskimla-—

Words derived from “schimmel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skimla- →Every word from Middle Dutch schimmel →