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Where does “Überschall” come from?

Überschall (German) comes from German Schall, from Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic skellan, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Überschall (German): supersonic

Definitions

  1. supersonic

Ancestry of “Überschall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchallsound
2Middle High Germanschaltasteless, turbid
3Old High Germanscal—
4Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
5Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “Überschall”

  • Überschallgeschwindigkeit
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