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Where does “shed” come from?

Shed comes from Middle English shede, Old English sċeadu meaning shadow or shade, from Proto-Indo-European skey- and sek- meaning to cut or separate.

shed (English): To part, separate or divide; To part with,...

Definitions

  1. To part, separate or divide; To part with,...

Ancestry of “shed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendung—
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “shed”

  • watershed
  • woodshed
  • unshed
  • cowshed
  • toolshed
  • sheddeth
  • shedder
  • woolshed
  • foodshed
  • subwatershed
  • shedlike
  • workshed
  • sheddest
  • hayshed
  • unsheddable
  • cartshed
  • coalshed
  • shedload
  • cattleshed
  • sheddase
  • bloodshedder
  • shedrow
  • milkshed
  • watershedding
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