shed

shed · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*skeyt-“to cut, part, divide, separate”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skaiþaną
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*skaiþan
4. Old English · inherited fromscēadan
5. Middle English · inherited fromscheden
6. English todayshed

From Middle English scheden, schede, from Old English scēadan, scādan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between; remove from association or companionship; distinguish, discriminate, decide, determine, appoint; shatter, shed; expound; decree; write down; differ”), from Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (compare West Frisian skiede, Dutch and German scheiden), from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt- (“to cut, part, divide, separate”), from *skey-. See also Irish scian (“knife”), Lithuanian skėsti (“to spread”), ski̇́esti (“to separate”), Old Church Slavonic цѣдити (cěditi, “to filter, strain”), Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”), Old Armenian ցտեմ (cʻtem, “to scratch”), Sanskrit च्यति (cyáti, “he cuts off”)). Related to shoad, shit, sheath.

shed · noun²

1. Old English · derived fromġesċēad“distinction, reason”
2. Old English · derived fromscēada“a parting of the hair, top of the head”
3. Middle English · inherited fromsched
4. English todayshed

From Middle English sched, schede, schad, from a combination of Old English scēada (“a parting of the hair, top of the head”) and Old English ġesċēad (“distinction, reason”).

shed · noun, verb³

Dialectal variant of a specialized use of shade.

Shed · proper noun⁴

Variant of Shedd.

SHED · adjective⁵

From SH (“self-harm”) + ED (“eating disorder”).

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