An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/scheitern

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
scheitern
Friedrich Kluge2521116An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — scheitern1891John Francis Davis

scheitern, ‘to go to pieces, be wrecked,’ ModHG. only, from MidHG. schît plur. schîter.