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Where does “scheisse” come from?

scheisse (Danish) comes from German Scheiße, from Middle High German schīze, from Old High German skizi, from Proto-Germanic skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

scheisse (Danish): Exclamation of displeasure

Definitions

  1. Exclamation of displeasure

Ancestry of “scheisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScheißefeces, shit; something worthless, shit; nothing,...
2Middle High Germanschīze—
3Old High Germanskizi—
4Proto-Germanicskitizexcrement; feces; shit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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