Where does “scheeden” come from?

scheeden (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German skeidan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scheeden (Luxembourgish): to separate; to divorce

Definitions

  1. to separate; to divorce

Ancestry of “scheeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskeidan—
2Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scheeden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →