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 — a part (in the hair).

Hirnschädel (German): cranium, braincase

Definitions

  1. cranium, braincase

Ancestry of “Hirnschädel”, step by step

Hirnschädel 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 Hirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHirnbrain
2Middle High Germanhirne—
3Old High Germanhirnibrain
4Proto-West Germanic*hirʀnībrain
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaidilu →Every word from Old Saxon sceithlo →Every word from Middle Low German schedel →