Where does “schelten” come from?

schelten (German) comes from Middle High German schelten, from Old High German skeltan, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

schelten (German): to scold (someone); to rebuke; to chide

Definitions

  1. to scold (someone); to rebuke; to chide

Ancestry of “schelten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschelten—
2Old High Germanskeltanscold
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old High German skeltan →