Etymology

schalmei

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Today it means: A shawm or chalumeau. Full definition →

German Schalmei ← Middle High German schalmīe ← Old French chalemie
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromchalemie
  2. Middle High German · derived fromschalmīe
  3. German · borrowed fromSchalmei
  4. English todayschalmei

From German Schalmei, from Middle High German schalmīe, from Old French chalemie. Compare Middle English shalemye.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.