Where does “ŝimo” come from?

ŝimo (Esperanto) comes from German schimmel, from Middle High German schimel, from Old High German skimbal — mould.

ŝimo (Esperanto): mold

Definitions

  1. mold

Ancestry of “ŝimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschimmelinflection of schimmeln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschimel—
3Old High Germanskimbalmould
Every word from Old High German skimbal →Every word from Middle High German schimel →Every word from German schimmel →