Where does “schalen” come from?

schalen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schall, from Middle High German schal, from Old High German scal, 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.

schalen (Luxembourgish): to resound, to echo

Definitions

  1. to resound, to echo

Ancestry of “schalen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchallsound
2Middle High Germanschaltasteless, turbid
3Old High Germanscal—
4Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
5Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
6Proto-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 →