sciftan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to divide, seperate into shares
  • to appoint, ordain, arrange

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną (arrange, put in order) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *skeyb- (separate, divide, part), *skēy- (part, separate, cut, divide).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skēy-

Gloss

part, separate, cut, divide

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

分

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