Where does “شندره” come from?
شندره (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Norse sindra, 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 — to cut, cut off, sever.
شندره (Ottoman Turkish): shingle, a thin piece of building material for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof
Definitions
- shingle, a thin piece of building material for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof
Ancestry of “شندره”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sindra | to sparkle |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | šindra | shingle, batten |
| 3 | German | schindel | shingle |
| 4 | Middle High German | schindel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scintula | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *skindulā | — |
| 7 | Latin | scindula | shingle |
| 8 | Latin | scandula | roof-shingle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |