Etymology

Past participle of פֿאַרשימלן ‎(farshimln), from פֿאַר־ ‎(far-) +‎ שימלן ‎(shimln), from שימל ‎(shiml, “mold”). Cognate to German verschimmelt ‎(“moldy”), from verschimmeln, from ver- +‎ schimmeln, from Schimmel ‎(“mold”).