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Where does “scheiden” come from?

scheiden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sceidan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scheiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansceidan—
2Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scheiden”

  • schei
  • Scheidemünze
  • Höhenunterschied
  • entscheiden
  • verschiedenartig
  • verschiedenfarbig
  • ausscheiden
  • unterscheiden
  • verschieden
  • Massenunterschied
  • unterschiedlich
  • Unterschied
  • Scheiding
  • scheiden
  • verschiedenförmig
  • verschiedentlich
  • verscheiden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →