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Where does “shode” come from?

shode (English) comes from English shoad, from Middle English shode, from Old English ġescēad, from Old English sċeādan, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey- — to cut, cut off, sever.

shode (English): Alternative spelling of shoad

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of shoad

Ancestry of “shode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoadSeparation; distinction; A chasm or ravine; A...
2Middle Englishshode—
3Old Englishġescēadseparation, distinction, discretion,...
4Old Englishsċeādan—
5Proto-West Germanicskaiþanto separate
6Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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