Where does “Schell” come from?

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

Schell (Plautdietsch): scolding, reprimand

Definitions

  1. scolding, reprimand

Ancestry of “Schell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschelden—
2Old Dutchskeldanto accuse
3Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Dutch skeldan →
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