Where does “Schaltkreis” come from?

Schaltkreis (German) comes from German schalten, from Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan, from Proto-Germanic skaldaną — to knock, hit.

Schaltkreis (German): electric circuit, integrated circuit

Definitions

  1. electric circuit, integrated circuit

Ancestry of “Schaltkreis”, step by step

Schaltkreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schalten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaltento switch
2Middle High Germanschalten—
3Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
4Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaldaną →