Where does “schimmelen” come from?

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

schimmelen (Dutch): to become mouldy

Definitions

  1. to become mouldy

Ancestry of “schimmelen”, step by step

schimmelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schimmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschimmelmould; fungus, any member of the kingdom Fungi;...
2Middle Dutchschimmelrust
3Proto-Germanicskimla-—

via Middle Dutch schimmelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschimmelen—

Words derived from “schimmelen”

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