Where does “umschalten” come from?

umschalten (German) comes from German schalten, from Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan, from Proto-Germanic skaldaną — to knock, hit.

umschalten (German): to switch

Definitions

  1. to switch

Ancestry of “umschalten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaltento switch
2Middle High Germanschalten—
3Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
4Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit

Words derived from “umschalten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skaldaną →Every word from Old High German scaltan →Every word from Middle High German schalten →