Where does “scēada” come from?

scēada (Old English) comes from Old English scǣdel, from Proto-Germanic skaidilō, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scēada (Old English): a parting of the hair, top of the head

Definitions

  1. a parting of the hair, top of the head

Ancestry of “scēada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscǣdel—
2Proto-Germanicskaidilōa part; crown; summit, top, apex
3Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scēada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →
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