Where does “scēadan” come from?

scēadan (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.

scēadan (Old English): to separate, divide, make a line of separation between

Definitions

  1. to separate, divide, make a line of separation between

Ancestry of “scēadan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskaiþanto separate
2Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scēadan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →