Where does “Schattenflotte” come from?

Schattenflotte (German) comes from German Schatten, from Middle High German schate, from Old High German scato, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Schattenflotte (German): shadow fleet

Definitions

  1. shadow fleet

Ancestry of “Schattenflotte”, step by step

Schattenflotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schatten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchattenshade, shadow
2Middle High Germanschate—
3Old High Germanscatoshade, shadow
4Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
5Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via German flotte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflottefleet
2Middle Low Germanvlōte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →