Where does “šaltati” come from?

šaltati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schalten, from Middle High German schalten, from Old High German scaltan, from Proto-Germanic skaldaną — to knock, hit.

šaltati (Serbo-Croatian): to switch; to change; to comprehend

Definitions

  1. to switch; to change; to comprehend

Ancestry of “šaltati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschaltento switch
2Middle High Germanschalten—
3Old High Germanscaltanto push a ship forward
4Proto-Germanicskaldanąto knock, hit
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaldaną →Every word from Old High German scaltan →Every word from Middle High German schalten →