Scheit

Meaning

log, billet, stick (of firewood)

Concepts

block

blockhead

clod

clot

firewood

log

piece of wood

Synonyms

Holzscheit

Klotz

Kloben

Stamm

Holzklotz

Schandfleck

Brand

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Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

schyt

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃaɪ̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: schīt

Inherited from Old High German: scīt

Cognate with Western Frisian: skīd

Cognate with Old Norse: skíð

Cognate with Old English: sċīd

Cognate with English: shide

Cognate with Ancient Greek: σχίζα

Cognate with Latvian: skaida

Cognate with Lithuanian: skëdrà

In summary

From Middle High German schīt, Old High German scīt (“log of wood”). Cognate with West Frisian skīd, Old Norse skíð (“plank; billet; ski”), Old English sċīd, English shide, Ancient Greek σχίζα (skhíza, “splinter”), Latvian skaida (“chip”), Lithuanian skëdrà. From Proto-Germanic *skīdą. Doublet of Ski.