Where does “sċeat” come from?

sċeat (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skautaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.

sċeat (Old English): corner, angle, projection

Definitions

  1. corner, angle, projection

Ancestry of “sċeat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskautazcorner; wedge; the corner of a piece of cloth or...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “sċeat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skautaz →
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