Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “schelme” come from?

schelme (Middle High German) comes from Polish szelma, from German schelm.

schelme (Middle High German): pest, plague; those who have fallen in battle

Definitions

  1. pest, plague; those who have fallen in battle

Ancestry of “schelme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszelma—
2Germanschelm—

Words derived from “schelme”

  • schelm
  • Schelm
  • schelmisch
  • schelm
  • schelmenliteratuur
  • šelman
  • шелман
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