Where does “skeiðir” come from?

skeiðir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skaiþiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

skeiðir (Old Norse): sheath

Definitions

  1. sheath

Ancestry of “skeiðir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaiþizsheath, covering
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
3Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “skeiðir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy- →