Where does “shadeth” come from?
shadeth (English) comes from English shade, from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
shadeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “shadeth”, step by step
shadeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shade | Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is... |
| 2 | Middle English | schade | A shadow or a similar effect; A shade or... |
| 3 | Old English | sċeadu | shadow, shade; darkness; protection |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | a shadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |