Where does “sċeadu” come from?

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

sċeadu (Old English): shadow, shade; darkness; protection

Definitions

  1. shadow, shade; darkness; protection

Ancestry of “sċeadu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
2Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “sċeadu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →