Scharlach
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃaʁlax/
noun
Definitions
- scarlet fever
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German scharlach derived from Middle Dutch scarlaken derived from Old French escarlate (a type of cloth) derived from Persian سقرلاط (a warm woollen cloth) derived from Latin sigillātum.
Origin
Latin
sigillātum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- scarlatum Latin
- sigillātum Latin
- rot German
- scharlachen German
- scharlachrot German
- scharlaken Dutch, Flemish
- scarlet Middle English
- escarlate Old French
- سقرلاط Persian
- scarlaken Middle Dutch
- scharlach Middle High German