Where does “shamble” come from?
shamble (English) comes from Middle English schambyll, from Old English sċeamol, from Proto-Germanic skamulaz, from Latin scamellum, from Latin scabellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
shamble (English): To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet; One...
Definitions
- To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet; One...
Ancestry of “shamble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schambyll | Alternative form of schamel |
| 2 | Old English | sċeamol | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skamulaz | — |
| 4 | Latin | scamellum | — |
| 5 | Latin | scabellum | footstool; a kind of percussion instrument played... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |