Where does “schimmel” come from?

schimmel (German) comes from Middle High German schimel, from Old High German skimbal — mould.

schimmel (German): inflection of schimmeln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of schimmeln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “schimmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschimel—
2Old High Germanskimbalmould

Words derived from “schimmel”

Every word from Old High German skimbal →Every word from Middle High German schimel →