Where does “Schachfigur” come from?
Schachfigur (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schach, from German schāch, from Middle High German schāch, from Latin scacci, from Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه, from Persian شاه, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 — to sire, beget.
Schachfigur (Luxembourgish): chess piece
Definitions
- chess piece
Ancestry of “Schachfigur”, step by step
Schachfigur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Schach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Schach | chess |
| 2 | German | schāch | chess game |
| 3 | Middle High German | schāch | — |
| 4 | Latin | scacci | chess |
| 5 | Latin | scaccus | API; check |
| 6 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 7 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 9 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |