Where does “schal” come from?

schal (Middle High German) comes 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.

schal (Middle High German): tasteless, turbid

Definitions

  1. tasteless, turbid

Ancestry of “schal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscal—
2Proto-West Germanicskellanto sound, clatter, ring
3Proto-Germanicskellanąto sound, clatter, ring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “schal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skellaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skellan →