Where does “shading” come from?
Shading derives from English shade, which comes from Middle English schade, Old English sċeadu, and Proto-Germanic skadwaz, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots related to shadow and darkness.
shading (English): present participle of shade
Definitions
- present participle of shade
Ancestry of “shading”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “shading”