Where does “schate” come from?
schate (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scato, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “schate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | scato | shade, shadow |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “schate”