Where does “skede” come from?

skede (Danish) comes from Old Norse skeiðir, from Proto-Germanic skaiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

skede (Danish): sheath; vagina

Definitions

  1. sheath; vagina

Ancestry of “skede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskeiðirsheath
2Proto-Germanicskaiþizsheath, covering
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
4Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “skede

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