Where does “Schelling” come from?

Schelling (English) comes from Dutch schelling, from Old Dutch skilling, from Proto-Germanic skillingaz, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Schelling (English): A silver coin formerly current in the Low Countries

Definitions

  1. A silver coin formerly current in the Low Countries

Ancestry of “Schelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschellingshilling
2Old Dutchskilling—
3Proto-Germanicskillingazshilling
4Proto-Germanicskiljanąto cut; to split, divide; to separate,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “Schelling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skiljaną →