Where does “echtscheiding” come from?
echtscheiding (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheiding, from Dutch scheiden, from Middle Dutch scheiden, from Old Dutch skeithan, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey- — to cut, cut off, sever.
echtscheiding (Dutch): divorce
Ancestry of “echtscheiding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | scheiding | separation; A divorce; A parting, a part |
| 2 | Dutch | scheiden | to separate; to divorce |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scheiden | to separate; to dissolve, to break up; to divide |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skeithan | to leave, to separate from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþan | to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |