Etymology

skite

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Today it means: A contemptible person. Full definition →

Middle English skit ← Old Norse *skitr ← Proto-Germanic *skitiz
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skite · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skitiz
  2. Old Norse · derived from*skitr
  3. Middle English · inherited fromskit
  4. English todayskite

From Middle English skit, from Old Norse *skitr, older form of skítr (“dung, faeces”), from Proto-Germanic *skitiz. Cognate with Old English sċite (“dung”). Doublet of shit and shite.

skite · verb2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*skéydt
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skītaną
  3. Old Norse · derived fromskíta
  4. Middle English · inherited fromskiten
  5. English todayskite

Inherited from Middle English skiten, from Old Norse skíta, from Proto-Germanic *skītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skéydt. Doublet of shit and shite.

skite · noun, verb3

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)kewd-
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skeutaną
  3. Old Norse · derived fromskýt-
  4. Middle English · inherited from*skiten
  5. English todayskite

Inherited from Middle English *skiten, from Old Norse skýt-, present singular stem of skjóta (“to shoot”), from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd-. Doublet of shoot.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*skeutaną all →

shoot

Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewd- all →

sheetshut

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