Where does “Schell” come from?

Schell (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schelle, from Old High German skella, from Proto-West Germanic skellan, from Proto-Germanic skellaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

Schell (Luxembourgish): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “Schell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschelle—
2Old High Germanskella—
3Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
4Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
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-Germanic skellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skellan →