Where does “nebenschalten” come from?

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

nebenschalten (German): to wire or connect (switches etc.) in parallel

Definitions

  1. to wire or connect (switches etc.) in parallel

Ancestry of “nebenschalten”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nebenschalten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skaldaną →