Where does “scade” come from?
scade (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skado, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
scade (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of schāde
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of schāde
Ancestry of “scade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skado | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |