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,...

Schiller (English): A lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions

Definitions

  1. A lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions

Ancestry of “Schiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchillerplay of colours
2Middle High Germanschilhera person who suffers from strabismus
3Middle High Germanschilhen—
4Old High Germanscilihen—
5Proto-Germanicskilhijanąto squint
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “Schiller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skilhijaną →Every word from Old High German scilihen →