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Where does “Schulter” come from?

Schulter (German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skuldru — shoulder.

Schulter (German): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “Schulter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder

Words derived from “Schulter”

  • breitschulterig
  • schultern
  • Rotschulterbussard
  • Schultertasche
  • ŝultro
  • surŝultrigi
  • shultro
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