Where does “sċeadu” come from?
sċeadu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
sċeadu (Old English): shadow, shade; darkness; protection
Definitions
- shadow, shade; darkness; protection
Ancestry of “sċeadu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “sċeadu”