Where does “sindra” come from?

sindra (Old Norse) comes from Serbo-Croatian šindra, from German schindel, from Middle High German schindel, from Old High German scintula, from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sindra (Old Norse): to sparkle

Definitions

  1. to sparkle

Ancestry of “sindra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianšindrashingle, batten
2Germanschindelshingle
3Middle High Germanschindel—
4Old High Germanscintula—
5Proto-Germanic*skindulā—
6Latinscindulashingle
7Latinscandularoof-shingle
8Proto-Indo-Europeansked-to cut, hack; to cover
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sindra”

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