Where does “shade” come from?
Shade comes from Middle English schade, Old English sċeadu, and Proto-Germanic skadwaz, which originally meant shadow or darkness cast by an object blocking light.
shade (English): Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is...
Definitions
- Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is...
Ancestry of “shade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schade | A shadow or a similar effect; A shade or... |
| 2 | Old English | sċeadu | shadow, shade; darkness; protection |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “shade”