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Where does “skaiþaną” come from?

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

skaiþaną (Proto-Germanic): to separate

Definitions

  1. to separate

Ancestry of “skaiþaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skaiþaną”

  • shed
  • watershed
  • woodshed
  • unshed
  • cowshed
  • toolshed
  • sheddeth
  • shedder
  • woolshed
  • foodshed
  • subwatershed
  • shedlike
  • workshed
  • sheddest
  • sheitel
  • hayshed
  • unsheddable
  • cartshed
  • coalshed
  • shedload
  • cattleshed
  • sheddase
  • bloodshedder
  • shedrow
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