Shedder
/ˈʃɛd.ər/noun
A thing or person that sheds or drops something, especially hair, skin, or leaves.
Did you know?‘Shedder’ is built on the same old root as ‘shed’ in the sense of splitting or dividing, originally tied to a Germanic word for separation rather than the modern idea of a barn.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skei-
“to cut, split, separate”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skadwaz
“shadow, shade”
Old English
OE
scead
“shade, shadow”
Middle English
ME
scheden
“to separate, divide; later to pour out or let fall”
Modern English
English
shed
“to let fall, cast off, or separate from the body or surface”
Modern English
English
shedder
“one that sheds”