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Where does “schateren” come from?

schateren (Middle English) comes from Old English scaterian, from Proto-Germanic skat- — to smash, scatter.

schateren (Middle English): to scatter, dash

Definitions

  1. to scatter, dash

Ancestry of “schateren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscaterian—
2Proto-Germanicskat-to smash, scatter

Words derived from “schateren”

  • shatter
  • shatterproof
  • shatterer
  • unshatterable
  • shatterable
  • shattery
  • shattereth
  • shatterbrained
  • shatterbox
  • shatterest
  • shatterpated
  • unshatter
  • antishatter
Every word from Proto-Germanic skat- →