Where does “shkrehezë” come from?

shkrehezë (Albanian) comes from Albanian shkreh, from Albanian ngreh, from Albanian ngre, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ger- — to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up.

shkrehezë (Albanian): bird trap

Definitions

  1. bird trap

Ancestry of “shkrehezë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshkrehto cancel, discharge, fire
2Albanianngrehto set, raise, build up
3AlbanianngreI raise, I elevate, I lift; I erect; I wake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ger-to be awake, to awaken; to be awake, to wake up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ger- →Every word from Albanian ngre →Every word from Albanian ngreh →