An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schiedsrichter

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schiedsrichter
Friedrich Kluge2509619An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — Schiedsrichter1891John Francis Davis

Schiedsrichter, m., ‘arbiter,’ ModHG. only, in MidHG. schideman; allied to MidHG. schit (gen. schides), ‘judicial decision,’ akin to OHG. scidôn, ‘to separate, distinguish, decide.’ The Teut. root skiþ is connected with scheiden.