Where does “skeithan” come from?

skeithan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skeithan (Old Dutch): to leave, to separate from

Definitions

  1. to leave, to separate from

Ancestry of “skeithan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskaiþanto separate
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 “skeithan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →
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