Where does “spreadsheeting” come from?
spreadsheeting (English) comes from English spreadsheet, from English sheet, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
spreadsheeting (English): The use of spreadsheets
Definitions
- The use of spreadsheets
Ancestry of “spreadsheeting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spreadsheet | A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which... |
| 2 | English | sheet | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a... |
| 3 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |