Where does “schimmig” come from?

schimmig (Dutch) comes from Dutch schim, from Middle Dutch schim, from Old Dutch skim, from Proto-Germanic skimaz.

schimmig (Dutch): shadowy, shady; hidden, obscure, furtive;...

Definitions

  1. shadowy, shady; hidden, obscure, furtive;...

Ancestry of “schimmig”, step by step

schimmig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschimshadow; apparition, ghost
2Middle Dutchschim—
3Old Dutchskim—
4Proto-Germanicskimaz—

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Germanic skimaz →Every word from Old Dutch skim →Every word from Middle Dutch schim →