Where does “Überschallknall” come from?
Überschallknall (German) comes from German Überschall, 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.
Überschallknall (German): sonic boom
Definitions
- sonic boom
Ancestry of “Überschallknall”, step by step
Überschallknall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Überschall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Überschall | supersonic |
| 2 | German | Schall | sound |
| 3 | Middle High German | schal | tasteless, turbid |
| 4 | Old High German | scal | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skellan | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |