Where does “sceadiht” come from?

sceadiht (Old English) comes from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

sceadiht (Old English): shady

Definitions

  1. shady

Ancestry of “sceadiht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeadushadow, shade; darkness; protection
2Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
3Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →