Where does “skridt” come from?

skridt (Danish) comes from German Schritt, from Proto-Germanic skridiz, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skridt (Danish): step, footstep, pace; crotch, crutch, groin;...

Definitions

  1. step, footstep, pace; crotch, crutch, groin;...

Ancestry of “skridt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchrittstep, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...
2Proto-Germanicskridiz—
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skridt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →