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Where does “Scheedenagank” come from?

Scheedenagank (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish scheed, from Middle High German scheide, from Old High German sceida, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþiju, from Proto-Germanic skaiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Scheedenagank (Luxembourgish): vulva

Definitions

  1. vulva

Ancestry of “Scheedenagank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishscheed—
2Middle High Germanscheide—
3Old High Germansceida—
4Proto-West Germanicskaiþijusheath
5Proto-Germanicskaiþizsheath, covering
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
7Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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