Where does “schal” come from?

schal (German) comes from Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, from Proto-West Germanic skellan, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

schal (German): stale, flat, insipid

Definitions

  1. stale, flat, insipid

Ancestry of “schal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschaltasteless, turbid
2Old High Germanscal—
3Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
4Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skellan →