Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “schilf” come from?

schilf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sciluf — reed.

Ancestry of “schilf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscilufreed

Words derived from “schilf”

  • Schilf
  • beschilft
Every word from Old High German sciluf →