Where does “Schiller” come from?
Schiller (English) comes from German Schiller, from Middle High German schilher, from Middle High German schilhen, from Old High German scilihen, from Proto-Germanic skilhijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Ancestry of “Schiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schiller | play of colours |
| 2 | Middle High German | schilher | a person who suffers from strabismus |
| 3 | Middle High German | schilhen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scilihen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skilhijaną | to squint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
Words derived from “Schiller”