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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscatoshade, shadow
2Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
3Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “schate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →