Where does “scintula” come from?

scintula (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scintula”, step by step

scintula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *skindulā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*skindulā—
2Latinscindulashingle
3Latinscandularoof-shingle
4Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-West Germanic *skindulā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skindulāroof-shingle
2Late Latinscindula—

Words derived from “scintula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sked- →Every word from Latin scandula →