Etymology

sheth

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Today it means: The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole. Full definition →

Middle English schethe
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sheth · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromschethe
  2. English todaysheth

Inherited from Middle English schethe; possibly related to or even etymologically identical to sheath. Compare Old English sċēaþa, Middle Dutch schêde (“nail”).

Sheth · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromश्रेष्ठिन्“banker, head of a guild”
  2. English todaySheth

Indian surname, spelling variant of Seth, of Hindu, Jain, and Parsi origin, all from derivatives of Sanskrit श्रेष्ठिन् (śreṣṭhin, “banker, head of a guild”).

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