schicht

See also: Schicht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schicht, from Old Dutch *skiht, from Proto-Germanic *skihtiz, derived from *skehaną (from which geschieden). The meaning was "something that shoots forward" and is only attested in Dutch; the German near-cognate Geschichte preserves the earlier meaning "forward movement" and hence "that which proceeds/occurs".

Pronunciation

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Noun

schicht f (plural schichten, diminutive schichtje n)

1. (archaic) dart, arrow, bolt
2. beam of light, flash

Derived terms

• bliksemschicht