Where does “Schilderung” come from?

Schilderung (German) comes from German schildern, from Dutch schilderen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Schilderung (German): description, portrayal, depiction; narrative

Definitions

  1. description, portrayal, depiction; narrative

Ancestry of “Schilderung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschildernto depict, narrate
2Dutchschilderento paint
3Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
4Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
5Old Dutch-en
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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