An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schulter

by Friedrich Kluge

Schulter, feminine, ‘shoulder,’ from the equivalent Middle High German schulter, Old High German scultarra, feminine, corresponding to Dutch schouder, Anglo-Saxon sculdor, English shoulder, Danish skulder, Swedish skuldra. This undoubtedly genuine Teutonic word is wanting in Gothic; its origin is obscure.