Where does “schermützel” come from?

schermützel (Middle Low German) comes from Italian scaramuccia, from Italian schermugio.

Ancestry of “schermützel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscaramucciaskirmish; squabble; third-person singular present...
2Italianschermugio—
Every word from Italian schermugio →Every word from Italian scaramuccia →
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