Where does “schrooien” come from?
schrooien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schroden, from Old Dutch scrōdan, from Proto-West Germanic skraudan, from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
schrooien (Dutch): to cut to pieces, to chop
Definitions
- to cut to pieces, to chop
Ancestry of “schrooien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schroden | to cut to pieces; to grind roughly; to cut, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | scrōdan | to prune, shear off |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skraudan | to cut up, shred |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skraudaną | to cut up, to shred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skrówdʰ-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skrew- | to cut; cutting tool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |