Where does “schicht” come from?

schicht (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schicht, from Old Dutch skiht, from Proto-Germanic skihtiz, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

schicht (Dutch): dart, arrow, bolt; beam of light, flash

Definitions

  1. dart, arrow, bolt; beam of light, flash

Ancestry of “schicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschicht—
2Old Dutchskiht—
3Proto-Germanicskihtiz—
4Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “schicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skihtiz →