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Where does “skipatjaną” come from?

skipatjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European skēyb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

skipatjaną (Proto-Germanic): to organise, put in order

Definitions

  1. to organise, put in order

Ancestry of “skipatjaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-—
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 “skipatjaną”

  • shift
  • Shift
  • shifty
  • redshift
  • shiftless
  • shifter
  • frameshift
  • shiftlessness
  • downshift
  • shiftiness
  • blueshift
  • shapeshifter
  • shiftily
  • shapeshift
  • shiftwork
  • shiftable
  • preshift
  • supershift
  • phaseshift
  • unshift
  • backshift
  • unshiftable
  • sceneshifter
  • undershift
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