Where does “Brummschädel” come from?

Brummschädel (German) comes from German Schädel, from Middle High German schedel, from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu — a part (in the hair).

Brummschädel (German): headache

Definitions

  1. headache

Ancestry of “Brummschädel”, step by step

Brummschädel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schädel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchädelskull; a headache, particularly one due to...
2Middle High Germanschedelskull
3Middle Low Germanschedeltop of the head, head, skull
4Old Saxonsceithlo—
5Proto-West Germanic*skaidilua part (in the hair)

via German brummen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrummento growl; to hum; to boom
2Middle High Germanbrummendrone, grumble
3Old High German*brummōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*brummōnto drone, hum, growl
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →Every word from Old Saxon sceithlo →Every word from Middle Low German schedel →