Where does “verschollen” come from?
verschollen (German) comes from German verschallen, from German schallen, from Middle High German schallen, from Middle High German schellen, from Old High German skellen, from Proto-Germanic skallijaną, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
verschollen (German): missing, lost; declared dead in absentia,...
Definitions
- missing, lost; declared dead in absentia,...
Ancestry of “verschollen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | verschallen | to stop being audible |
| 2 | German | schallen | to sound, ring |
| 3 | Middle High German | schallen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | schellen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | skellen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skallijaną | to make a sound; cause to sound; ring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skellaną | to sound, clatter, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |
Words derived from “verschollen”