Where does “überschallen” come from?
überschallen (German) comes from German schallen, from Middle High German schallen, from Middle High German schellen, from Old High German skellen, from Proto-Germanic skallijaną, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
überschallen (German): to drown out
Ancestry of “überschallen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schallen | to sound, ring |
| 2 | Middle High German | schallen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | schellen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | skellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skallijaną | to make a sound; cause to sound; 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 |