Where does “*skindulā” come from?
*skindulā (Proto-Germanic) comes from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “*skindulā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | scindula | — |
| 2 | Latin | scandula | roof-shingle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |