English

exsheath

From ex- + sheath.

Formed from ex- + sheath

Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-

Latin ex ‘out of, from’

English ex-

Proto-Indo-European *skey- ‘to dissect, split’

Proto-Germanic *skaiþiz

Proto-West Germanic *skaiþiju

Old English sċēaþ

Middle English sheth ‘holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard,…’

Today it means

verb To remove from a sheath

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / exsheath