Where does “schicht” come from?

schicht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skiht, from Proto-Germanic skihtiz, from Proto-Germanic skehaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

Ancestry of “schicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskiht—
2Proto-Germanicskihtiz—
3Proto-Germanicskehanąto jump; spring up; to emerge; come up; happen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen

Words derived from “schicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skehaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skihtiz →