"skey-" meaning in Proto-Indo-European

See skey- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: Perhaps from a reanalysis of *sek- (“to cut”) + *-éy-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ine-pro|af|unc|*sek->cut|*-éyti>aktionsart verbs|id=split|pos=root}}, {{suf|ine-pro||*-éyti|alt2=*-éy-}} + *-éy-
  1. to split, to dissect Wikipedia link: Rick Derksen Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-(e)-ti (root present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balto-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "škeit",
            "t": "to pluck"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: škeit (“to pluck”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: škeit (“to pluck”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skeyeti",
            "t": "to vomit"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *skeyeti (“to vomit”)\nOld Irish: sceïd\nIrish: sceith\nScottish Gaelic: sgeith\nManx: skeeah\n→ Old Norse: skjaðak\n>? Norwegian Nynorsk: skjæraks\nSwedish: skäde",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *skeyeti (“to vomit”)\nOld Irish: sceïd\nIrish: sceith\nScottish Gaelic: sgeith\nManx: skeeah\n→ Old Norse: skjaðak\n>? Norwegian Nynorsk: skjæraks\nSwedish: skäde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ski-yé-ti (yé-present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*skijō",
            "t": "to distinguish, discern"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *skijō (“to distinguish, discern”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *skijō (“to distinguish, discern”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sciō",
            "t": "to know"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: sciō (“to know”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: sciō (“to know”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-to-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "škīts"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: škīts",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: škīts"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "šķiets"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: šķiets",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: šķiets"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "skietas"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: skietas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: skietas"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*ščítъ",
            "t": "shield"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *ščítъ (“shield”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *ščítъ (“shield”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skeitos",
            "t": "shield, cover"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *skeitos (“shield, cover”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *skeitos (“shield, cover”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ine-pro\">*skeyt-ó-m</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "(or *skeyt-ó-m)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "*skey-t-ó-m (or *skeyt-ó-m)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skīdą",
            "t": "stick"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *skīdą (“stick”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *skīdą (“stick”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ine-pro\">*skoyt-o-m</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "(or *skoyt-o-m)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "*skoy-to-m (or *skoyt-o-m)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*skoitom"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *skoitom",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *skoitom"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "scūtum",
            "t": "shield",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Latin: scūtum (“shield”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Latin: scūtum (“shield”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sqj-pro",
            "2": "*skeitsā"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *skeitsā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *skeitsā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "shqisë"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: shqisë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: shqisë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skiyenā",
            "t": "knife"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *skiyenā (“knife”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *skiyenā (“knife”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "scían"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: scían\nMiddle Irish: scian\nIrish: scian\nManx: skynn\nScottish Gaelic: sgian\n→ Middle English: skene, sceyne\nEnglish: skean, skene, skeyn\n→ Old Welsh: *scien\nMiddle Welsh: ysgien\nWelsh: ysgien",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: scían\nMiddle Irish: scian\nIrish: scian\nManx: skynn\nScottish Gaelic: sgian\n→ Middle English: skene, sceyne\nEnglish: skean, skene, skeyn\n→ Old Welsh: *scien\nMiddle Welsh: ysgien\nWelsh: ysgien"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-d-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-bʰ-, *skey-p-, *skey-b-?"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "škibît",
            "t": "to cut, lop (off)"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: škibît (“to cut, lop (off)”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: škibît (“to cut, lop (off)”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "skiẽbti",
            "t": "to rip up"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: skiẽbti (“to rip up”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: skiẽbti (“to rip up”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*skibʰ-on-",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skibʰ-on-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skibʰ-on- or *skip-ón-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skībǭ",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "slice, thin layer"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Proto-Germanic: *skībǭ (“slice, thin layer”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Proto-Germanic: *skībǭ (“slice, thin layer”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*skib-o-m",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skib-o-m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skib-o-m?"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skipą",
            "t": "hollow(ed-out) object; ship",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Proto-Germanic: *skipą (“hollow(ed-out) object; ship”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Proto-Germanic: *skipą (“hollow(ed-out) object; ship”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skoy-pó-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skaibaz",
            "t": "slanted, oblique"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *skaibaz (“slanted, oblique”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *skaibaz (“slanted, oblique”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-t-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*skóyt-e-ti",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1",
            "pos": "o-grade present"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skóyt-e-ti (o-grade present)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skóyt-e-ti (o-grade present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skaiþaną",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *skaiþaną, *skaidaną",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *skaiþaną, *skaidaną (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skaiþiz",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1",
            "t": "carved-out hollow; sheath, vessel"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skaiþiz (“carved-out hollow; sheath, vessel”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skaiþiz (“carved-out hollow; sheath, vessel”) (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "unc",
        "4": "*sek->cut",
        "5": "*-éyti>aktionsart verbs",
        "id": "split",
        "pos": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-éyti",
        "alt2": "*-éy-"
      },
      "expansion": "+ *-éy-",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from a reanalysis of *sek- (“to cut”) + *-éy-.",
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/skey-",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European sCeR-shaped roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *sek-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-éyti",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to split, to dissect"
      ],
      "id": "en-skey--ine-pro-root-eoMN1bdQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "dissect",
          "dissect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Rick Derksen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skey-"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-(e)-ti (root present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balto-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "škeit",
            "t": "to pluck"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: škeit (“to pluck”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: škeit (“to pluck”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skeyeti",
            "t": "to vomit"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *skeyeti (“to vomit”)\nOld Irish: sceïd\nIrish: sceith\nScottish Gaelic: sgeith\nManx: skeeah\n→ Old Norse: skjaðak\n>? Norwegian Nynorsk: skjæraks\nSwedish: skäde",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *skeyeti (“to vomit”)\nOld Irish: sceïd\nIrish: sceith\nScottish Gaelic: sgeith\nManx: skeeah\n→ Old Norse: skjaðak\n>? Norwegian Nynorsk: skjæraks\nSwedish: skäde"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*ski-yé-ti (yé-present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*skijō",
            "t": "to distinguish, discern"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *skijō (“to distinguish, discern”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *skijō (“to distinguish, discern”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "sciō",
            "t": "to know"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: sciō (“to know”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: sciō (“to know”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-to-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ltg",
            "2": "škīts"
          },
          "expansion": "Latgalian: škīts",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latgalian: škīts"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "šķiets"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: šķiets",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: šķiets"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "skietas"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: skietas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: skietas"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*ščítъ",
            "t": "shield"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *ščítъ (“shield”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *ščítъ (“shield”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skeitos",
            "t": "shield, cover"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *skeitos (“shield, cover”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *skeitos (“shield, cover”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ine-pro\">*skeyt-ó-m</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "(or *skeyt-ó-m)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "*skey-t-ó-m (or *skeyt-ó-m)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skīdą",
            "t": "stick"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *skīdą (“stick”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *skīdą (“stick”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ine-pro\">*skoyt-o-m</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "(or *skoyt-o-m)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "*skoy-to-m (or *skoyt-o-m)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "itc-pro",
            "2": "*skoitom"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Italic: *skoitom",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Italic: *skoitom"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "scūtum",
            "t": "shield",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Latin: scūtum (“shield”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Latin: scūtum (“shield”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sqj-pro",
            "2": "*skeitsā"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *skeitsā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *skeitsā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "shqisë"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: shqisë",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: shqisë"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cel-pro",
            "2": "*skiyenā",
            "t": "knife"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Celtic: *skiyenā (“knife”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Celtic: *skiyenā (“knife”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "scían"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Irish: scían\nMiddle Irish: scian\nIrish: scian\nManx: skynn\nScottish Gaelic: sgian\n→ Middle English: skene, sceyne\nEnglish: skean, skene, skeyn\n→ Old Welsh: *scien\nMiddle Welsh: ysgien\nWelsh: ysgien",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Irish: scían\nMiddle Irish: scian\nIrish: scian\nManx: skynn\nScottish Gaelic: sgian\n→ Middle English: skene, sceyne\nEnglish: skean, skene, skeyn\n→ Old Welsh: *scien\nMiddle Welsh: ysgien\nWelsh: ysgien"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-d-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-bʰ-, *skey-p-, *skey-b-?"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Balto-Slavic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "škibît",
            "t": "to cut, lop (off)"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: škibît (“to cut, lop (off)”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: škibît (“to cut, lop (off)”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "skiẽbti",
            "t": "to rip up"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: skiẽbti (“to rip up”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: skiẽbti (“to rip up”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*skibʰ-on-",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skibʰ-on-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skibʰ-on- or *skip-ón-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skībǭ",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "slice, thin layer"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Proto-Germanic: *skībǭ (“slice, thin layer”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Proto-Germanic: *skībǭ (“slice, thin layer”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*skib-o-m",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skib-o-m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skib-o-m?"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skipą",
            "t": "hollow(ed-out) object; ship",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": ">? Proto-Germanic: *skipą (“hollow(ed-out) object; ship”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": ">? Proto-Germanic: *skipą (“hollow(ed-out) object; ship”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skoy-pó-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skaibaz",
            "t": "slanted, oblique"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *skaibaz (“slanted, oblique”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *skaibaz (“slanted, oblique”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*skey-t-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-pro",
            "2": "",
            "alt": "*skóyt-e-ti",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1",
            "pos": "o-grade present"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skóyt-e-ti (o-grade present)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skóyt-e-ti (o-grade present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skaiþaną",
            "alts": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *skaiþaną, *skaidaną",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *skaiþaną, *skaidaną (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*skaiþiz",
            "der": "1",
            "nolb": "1",
            "t": "carved-out hollow; sheath, vessel"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ *skaiþiz (“carved-out hollow; sheath, vessel”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ *skaiþiz (“carved-out hollow; sheath, vessel”) (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "af",
        "3": "unc",
        "4": "*sek->cut",
        "5": "*-éyti>aktionsart verbs",
        "id": "split",
        "pos": "root"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "",
        "3": "*-éyti",
        "alt2": "*-éy-"
      },
      "expansion": "+ *-éy-",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from a reanalysis of *sek- (“to cut”) + *-éy-.",
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/skey-",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-European roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European sCeR-shaped roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European terms belonging to the root *sek-",
        "Proto-Indo-European terms suffixed with *-éyti"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to split, to dissect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "dissect",
          "dissect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Rick Derksen"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "skey-"
}

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