Where does “shite” come from?
Shite comes from Middle English schiten, from Old English scītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, ultimately from the root sek- meaning to cut or separate.
shite (English): Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense; A foolish or...
Definitions
- Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense; A foolish or...
Ancestry of “shite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schiten | To shit; To stink, smell, stench |
| 2 | Old English | scītan | to defecate, shit |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *skītan | to shit, defecate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skītaną | to defecate, to shit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |