Where does “schelden” come from?

schelden (Middle Low German) comes from Old Dutch skeldan, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

Ancestry of “schelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskeldanto accuse
2Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-

Words derived from “schelden

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldanąEvery word from Old Dutch skeldan
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