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Schimmel
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See also: schimmel
Dutch
Etymology
From the adjective schimmel (“grey”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Schimmel
- a surname
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German schimel, schimmel, from Old High German skimbal (“mould”), ultimately from the root of scheinen (“to shine”).
The expected Middle High German form is seemingly unattested *schimbel, but all three forms (schimel, schimmel, *schimbel) would have yielded modern German Schimmel. Cognate with Dutch schimmel (“mould”).
Noun
Schimmel m (strong, genitive Schimmels, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Schimmel [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Related terms
Etymology 2
Derived from etymology 1 due to the similar colour. At first an attributive construction, seemingly of northern origin, in Middle Low German dat scymelinghe perd (1373) and Middle High German ein schemeliges perd (1374, West Central German). Dutch schimmel (“grey horse”) is borrowed from German.
Noun
Schimmel m (strong, genitive Schimmels, plural Schimmel, diminutive Schimmelchen n)
Declension
Declension of Schimmel [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Schimmelreiter
- Amtsschimmel (relation probably secondary)
Descendants
- → Kashubian: szëmel
- → Lower Sorbian: šumjel
- → Upper Sorbian: šumjel
Further reading
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