Where does “șindriluță” come from?
șindriluță (Romanian) comes from Romanian șindrilă, from Old Norse sindra, from Serbo-Croatian šindra, from German schindel, from Middle High German schindel, from Old High German scintula, from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “șindriluță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | șindrilă | shingle |
| 2 | Old Norse | sindra | to sparkle |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | šindra | shingle, batten |
| 4 | German | schindel | shingle |
| 5 | Middle High German | schindel | — |
| 6 | Old High German | scintula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *skindulā | — |
| 8 | Latin | scindula | shingle |
| 9 | Latin | scandula | roof-shingle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |