Scheiße etymology

German

German word Scheiße comes from Proto-Indo-European *skeyt-, Proto-Indo-European *skei-d-, and later Proto-Germanic *skitiz (Feces; shit.)

Etymology of Scheiße

Detailed word origin of Scheiße

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*skeyt- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*skei-d- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*skitiz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Feces; shit.
*skīta- Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*skizi Old High German (goh)
schīze Middle High German (gmh)
Scheiße German (de) (vulgar) feces, shit. (vulgar, figuratively) something worthless, shit.