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Where does “beschichten” come from?

beschichten (German) comes from German schichten, from Middle High German schihten, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

beschichten (German): To coat, cover; To face, laminate

Definitions

  1. To coat, cover; To face, laminate

Ancestry of “beschichten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanschichtenTo layer, stratify, laminate
2Middle High Germanschihten—
3Middle Low Germanschichten—
4Old Saxonskiftian—
5Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
6Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
9Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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