Where does “šunt” come from?

šunt (Czech) comes from German Schund, from German schinden, from Middle High German schinden, from Old High German skinden, from Proto-Germanic skindijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- — to peel; to split off; peel.

šunt (Czech): rascal, scoundrel

Definitions

  1. rascal, scoundrel

Ancestry of “šunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchundtrash, rubbish
2Germanschindento mistreat, maltreat; to make an effort, to...
3Middle High Germanschinden—
4Old High Germanskinden—
5Proto-Germanicskindijaną—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ken- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skindijaną →Every word from Old High German skinden →