Where does “tosceadan” come from?

tosceadan (Old English) comes from Old English sċeādan, 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.

tosceadan (Old English): to divide into two; to separate one thing from...

Definitions

  1. to divide into two; to separate one thing from...

Ancestry of “tosceadan”, step by step

tosceadan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċeādan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeādanto separate, divide, make a line of separation between
2Proto-West Germanicskaiþanto separate
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

via Old English tō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōat, on; furthermore, also, besides; to, into
2Proto-West Germanic*tō—
3Proto-Germanictōto
4Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →