Where does “Hirnschädel” come from?
Hirnschädel (German) comes from German Schädel, from Middle High German schedel, from Middle Low German schedel, from Old Saxon sceithlo, from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu.
Hirnschädel (German): cranium, braincase
Ancestry of “Hirnschädel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schädel | skull; a headache, particularly one due to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schedel | skull |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schedel | top of the head, head, skull |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sceithlo | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaidilu | — |