Where does “Schachstein” come from?
Schachstein (German) comes from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠, from Old Persian 𐏋 — to sire, beget.
Schachstein (German): chess piece
Definitions
- chess piece
Ancestry of “Schachstein”, step by step
Schachstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schāch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 2 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 3 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 4 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 5 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 6 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 7 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |