leapfroggiez
leapfroggiez
05.09.2020 • 
English

The following pairs of English words are cognates with the same or similar meanings. You are given the meaning of one of the words. Choose the answer that you believe gives the best definition of the second word. sheath-shed: Sheath means "a case for a blade or covering or supporting covers." Shed means "to set apart." The root of these two cognates could be:

- the Old English word scieppan, which meant "to shape."
- The Old English word scyte meaning "sheet."
- the Old Norse word skortha, which means "to prop."
- the Latin word scindere, which meant "to cut, split."
- the Greek word syntrierarch, which means "citizen."

Solved
Show answers

Ask an AI advisor a question