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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”

  • Überschall
  • Überschallgeschwindigkeit
  • schalldicht
  • Schallgeschwindigkeit
  • schal
  • Schallwelle
  • Schall
  • Schall
  • schalen
  • Schall
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