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Where does “schichtweise” come from?

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

schichtweise (German): in layers, layer by layer; layered, stratified,...

Definitions

  1. in layers, layer by layer; layered, stratified,...

Ancestry of “schichtweise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschicht—
2Middle High Germanschiht—
3Middle Low Germanschicht—
4Middle Low Germanschichten—
5Old Saxonskiftian—
6Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
7Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
10Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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