Where does “schölen” come from?

schölen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schȫlen, from Old Saxon skulan, from Proto-Germanic skulaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

schölen (Low German): will: used to form the future tense of a verb,...

Definitions

  1. will: used to form the future tense of a verb,...

Ancestry of “schölen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschȫlen—
2Old Saxonskulanshall, will; to must, to have to
3Proto-Germanicskulanąto owe; to be obliged to, have to; shall, will,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skulaną →