Where does “Verschollenheit” come from?
Verschollenheit (German) comes from German verschollen, from German verschallen, from German schallen, from Middle High German schallen, from Middle High German schellen, from Old High German skellen, from Proto-Germanic skallijaną, from Proto-Germanic skellaną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
Verschollenheit (German): disappearance; declared death in absentia,...
Definitions
- disappearance; declared death in absentia,...
Ancestry of “Verschollenheit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verschollen | missing, lost; declared dead in absentia,... |
| 2 | German | verschallen | to stop being audible |
| 3 | German | schallen | to sound, ring |
| 4 | Middle High German | schallen | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | schellen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | skellen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skallijaną | to make a sound; cause to sound; ring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |