Where does “sceat” come from?

sceat (English) comes from Old English sċeatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

sceat (English): A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of...

Definitions

  1. A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of...

Ancestry of “sceat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeatttreasure, money, wealth
2Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

Words derived from “sceat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skattaz →Every word from Old English sċeatt →
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