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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 bronze-like lustre observed in certain...

Definitions

  1. A bronze-like lustre observed in certain...

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”

  • schillerization
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