Where does “shives” come from?

shives (Yola) comes from Middle English schyfe, from Proto-Germanic skibō-.

shives (Yola): The chaff and blind grain blown farthest in winnowing

Definitions

  1. The chaff and blind grain blown farthest in winnowing

Ancestry of “shives”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschyfeA splinter or fragment of the woody part of flax after beating
2Proto-Germanicskibō-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skibō- →Every word from Middle English schyfe →