Where does “scharlachen” come from?

scharlachen (German) comes from German scharlach, from Middle High German scharlach, from Middle High German scharlachen, from Middle Dutch scarlaken, from Old French escarlate, from Medieval Latin scarlatum, from Persian سقرلاط, from Greek σιγιλλᾶτος — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

scharlachen (German): Having scarlet fever

Definitions

  1. Having scarlet fever

Ancestry of “scharlachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscharlachscarlet colour
2Middle High Germanscharlach
3Middle High Germanscharlachen
4Middle Dutchscarlaken
5Old Frenchescarlatea sort of fine, expensive cloth
6Medieval Latinscarlatumscarlet cloth; scarlet, cloth of scarlet
7Persianسقرلاطa warm woollen cloth
8Greekσιγιλλᾶτος
9Latinsigillatumnominative neuter singular of sigillātus;...
10LatinsigilloI seal; I confirm; dative singular of sigillum
11Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
12Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
13Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
14Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
15Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin sigillum