English
schiller
Schiller comes from German Schiller ‘shimmer’, from Middle High German schilher ‘a person who suffers from strabismus’, and ultimately from schilhen.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schilhen
- Middle High German, derivedc. 1050–1350schilher‘a person who suffers from strabismus’
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchiller‘shimmer’
- Englishtodayschiller
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schilhen
- Middle High German, derivedc. 1050–1350schilher‘a person who suffers from strabismus’
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchiller‘shimmer’
- Englishtodayschiller
Every English word from Middle High German schilhen
Today it means
noun A lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German schilhen / schiller