Where does “scādan” come from?
scādan (Old English) 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.
scādan (Old English): to separate, divide, part, make a line of...
Definitions
- to separate, divide, part, make a line of...
Ancestry of “scādan”, step by step
scādan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic skaiþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþan | to separate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Old Irish scatán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | scatán | — |