Where does “gesceadlic” come from?
gesceadlic (Old English) comes from Old English ġescēad, from Old English sċeādan, 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.
gesceadlic (Old English): shadowy, shady, obscure
Definitions
- shadowy, shady, obscure
Ancestry of “gesceadlic”, step by step
gesceadlic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ġescēad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġescēad | separation, distinction, discretion,... |
| 2 | Old English | sċeādan | to separate, divide, make a line of separation between |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþan | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |