Where does “shilling” come from?
Shilling derives from English shillaber, from Proto-Germanic skillingaz, built from the root (s)kel- meaning "to cut or divide" with the suffix -ilaz and -lós.
shilling (English): A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom,...
Definitions
- A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom,...
Ancestry of “shilling”, step by step
shilling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English schilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schilling | A shilling or other silver coin (including ancient coins), the value of that coin, or the weight equivalent to that coin |
| 2 | Old English | sċilling | a shilling |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skillingaz | shilling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Middle English shilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | shilling | Alternative form of schilling |