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Where does “schindel” come from?

schindel (German) comes from Middle High German schindel, from Old High German scintula, from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “schindel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschindel—
2Old High Germanscintula—
3Proto-Germanic*skindulā—
4Latinscindula—
5Latinscandularoof-shingle
6Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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