Where does “schattenhaft” come from?
schattenhaft (German) comes from German Schatten, from Middle High German schate, from Old High German scato, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
schattenhaft (German): shadowy, fuzzy, vague
Ancestry of “schattenhaft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schatten | shade, shadow |
| 2 | Middle High German | schate | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scato | shade, shadow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |