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Where does “schimmel” come from?

schimmel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skimbal — mould.

Ancestry of “schimmel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskimbalmould

Words derived from “schimmel”

  • Schimmelpilz
  • Schimmel
  • Schimmelkäse
  • schimmelig
  • Schimmelpimmel
  • schimmlig
  • ŝimo
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