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Where does “skaidilō” come from?

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

skaidilō (Proto-Germanic): a part; crown; summit, top, apex

Definitions

  1. a part; crown; summit, top, apex

Ancestry of “skaidilō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skaidilō”

  • sheitel
  • Rotscheitelreiher
  • Scheitel
  • schedeldak
  • schedel
  • schad
  • shæd
  • schede
  • sceada
  • scēadl
  • scǣdel
  • scēada
  • schedele
  • sceitila
  • skeitila
  • scheitele
  • שייטל
  • skēthila
  • skeithila
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