Sheathe
/ʃiːð/noun
To put a blade into a sheath or cover something with a protective layer.
Did you know?*Sheathe* and *sheath* come from the same Germanic root as *shed*, originally tied to covering, housing, or enclosing something inside a protective casing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skaithō / *skaithaz
“A covering, sheath, or protective enclosure”
Old English
OE
scēað
“A sheath or covering for a blade”
Middle English
ME
schethe
“To put into a sheath; to cover or encase”
15th Century
English
sheathe
“To place in a sheath; to cover or protect with a casing”
Modern English
English
sheathe
“To put into a sheath; to cover closely”