Where does “schindel” come from?

schindel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scintula, from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “schindel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscintula—
2Proto-Germanic*skindulā—
3Latinscindulashingle
4Latinscandularoof-shingle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “schindel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sked- →Every word from Latin scandula →