shamble
English
/ˈʃæmbl̩/
verb
Definitions
- To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English schambyll inherited from Old English sċeamol inherited from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz derived from Latin scamellum.
Origin
Latin
scamellum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shambler English
- shambly English
- scamellum Latin
- scamnum Latin
- Fußschemel German
- Schemel German
- *skamulaz Proto-Germanic
- scamol Old English
- sċamul Old English
- sċeamol Old English
- schambyll Middle English
- schamel Middle English
- skemill Old Norse
- skemill Icelandic
- scamal Old High German
- scamil Old High German
- schemel Middle High German