myEtymology.com: English etymology of sheetcase

Etymology of the English word sheetcase

the English word sheetcase

derived from the English word sheet

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skautijon

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skeud-

derived from the English word pillowcase

derived from the English word pillow

derived from the West Germanic root *pulwi

derived from the Latin word pulvinus (cushion, pillow; raised bed of earth)

Word found in Modern English