Where does “шихта” come from?

шихта (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schicht, from Middle High German schiht, from Middle Low German schicht, from Middle Low German schichten, from Old Saxon skiftian, from Proto-Germanic skiftijaną, from Proto-Germanic skipatjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skēyb- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

шихта (Serbo-Croatian): shift

Definitions

  1. shift

Ancestry of “шихта”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschichtlayer, stratum, seam
2Middle High Germanschiht
3Middle Low Germanschicht
4Middle Low Germanschichten
5Old Saxonskiftian
6Proto-GermanicskiftijanąTo put in order; organise; arrange
7Proto-Germanicskipatjanąto organise, put in order
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskēyb-
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
10Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-