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Where does “(ġe)scād” come from?

(ġe)scād (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “(ġe)scād”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “(ġe)scād”

  • shoddy
  • shoddily
  • shoddiness
  • shode
  • shoddyism
  • shoad
  • unshoddy
  • schode
  • shode
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