Where does “sheth” come from?
sheth (English) comes from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन्, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráyHištʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.
sheth (English): The part of a plough that projects downward...
Definitions
- The part of a plough that projects downward...
Ancestry of “sheth”, step by step
sheth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | श्रेष्ठिन् | The head or president of a mercantile or other guild |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्रेष्ठ | most beautiful, most splendid; best, chief, most... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćráyHištʰas | most beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ištʰas | superlative adjectival suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |
via Middle English schethe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schethe | sheath sword-holder |
| 2 | Old English | sċēaþ | sheath |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþiju | sheath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþiz | sheath, covering |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |