skeithan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skaiþan.

Verb

skeithan

1. to leave, to separate from

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

• skēthan

Derived terms

• farskeithan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: scheiden
  • Dutch: scheiden
    • Afrikaans: skei
    • Negerhollands: skeid, skei, skee, skej
    • Petjo: scheien, schejen
  • Limburgish: sjèjje

Further reading

• “skēthan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012