Where does “skeitila” come from?

skeitila (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skaidilō, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skeitila (Old High German): crest, summit, hill

Definitions

  1. crest, summit, hill

Ancestry of “skeitila”, step by step

skeitila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skaidilō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaidilōa part; crown; summit, top, apex
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

via Proto-Germanic skaidlō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaidlō—

Words derived from “skeitila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →