Where does “skēthan” come from?

skēthan (Old Dutch) comes 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 “skēthan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →