skitan

Old Saxon

verb
Definitions
  • to defecate, to shit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skītaną (defecate, shite, excrete, shit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (cut off, separate, part with, divide, split).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skeyd-

Gloss

cut off, separate, part with, divide, split

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