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Where does “skeyd-” come from?

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

skeyd- (Proto-Indo-European): to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...

Definitions

  1. to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...

Ancestry of “skeyd-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
2Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “skeyd-”

  • shit
  • bullshit
  • skittish
  • shitty
  • shitting
  • shits
  • shitless
  • shyster
  • horseshit
  • skitter
  • shitload
  • shithole
  • shithead
  • chickenshit
  • shithouse
  • skittishness
  • shitter
  • bullshitter
  • skittishly
  • apeshit
  • blatherskite
  • shitfaced
  • shitstorm
  • dogshit
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