shade

shade · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱeh₃-
2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱh₃tús
3. Proto-Germanic*skaduz
4. Proto-West Germanic*skadu
5. Old Englishsċeadu
6. Middle Englishschade
7. English todayshade

Inherited from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús, from *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of shadow. Cognate with Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos) (whence English scoto-) and σκιά (skiá) (whence English scia-, and uncertainly via σκίουρος (skíouros) English squirrel).

shade · verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱeh₃-
2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱh₃tús
3. Proto-Germanic*skaduz
4. Proto-West Germanic*skadu
5. Old Englishsċeadu
6. Middle Englishschade
7. Middle Englishschaden
8. English todayshade

Inherited from Middle English schaden, from schade + -en.

Words from the same roots