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Where does “schäissen” come from?

schäissen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schīzen, from Old High German skīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *skītan, from Proto-Germanic skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

schäissen (Luxembourgish): to shit

Definitions

  1. to shit

Ancestry of “schäissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschīzen—
2Old High Germanskīzan—
3Proto-West Germanic*skītan—
4Proto-Germanicskītanąto defecate, to shit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
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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