Where does “schatz” come from?

schatz (German) comes from Middle High German schaz, from Old High German scaz, from Proto-Germanic *skatt.

schatz (German): treasure

Definitions

  1. treasure

Ancestry of “schatz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschaz—
2Old High Germanscaz—
3Proto-Germanic*skatt—

Words derived from “schatz”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *skatt →Every word from Old High German scaz →Every word from Middle High German schaz →
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