Where does “skroef” come from?
skroef (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schroef, from Middle French escroue, from Old French escroe, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
skroef (Afrikaans): screw
Definitions
- screw
Ancestry of “skroef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schroef | screw; A ship's propeller; An Archimedes screw |
| 2 | Middle French | escroue | piece, strip (of something) |
| 3 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 4 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |