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Where does “sked-” come from?

sked- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sked- (Proto-Indo-European): to cut, hack; to cover

Definitions

  1. to cut, hack; to cover

Ancestry of “sked-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sked-”

  • sked-n-ie/o
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