Where does “שיידן” come from?

שיידן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German scheiden, from Old High German sceidan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

שיידן (Yiddish): to separate

Definitions

  1. to separate

Ancestry of “שיידן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscheiden—
2Old High Germansceidan—
3Proto-Germanicskaiþanąto separate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyt-to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “שיידן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyt- →