Where does “scincle” come from?

scincle (Middle English) comes from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scincle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscindulashingle
2Latinscandularoof-shingle
3Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sked- →Every word from Latin scandula →