Where does “Scheibe” come from?

Scheibe (German) comes from Proto-Germanic skif-, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Scheibe (German): disc; pane; slice

Definitions

  1. disc; pane; slice

Ancestry of “Scheibe”, step by step

Scheibe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skif-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskif-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Germanic skībǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskībǭa shaving; slice
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
3Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Old High German scība

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscība
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-