Where does “enshroudment” come from?
enshroudment (English) comes from English enshroud, from English shroud, from Middle English schrouden, from Middle English schroud, from Old English scrūd, from Proto-Germanic skrūdą, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
enshroudment (English): Covering with, or as if with, a shroud
Definitions
- Covering with, or as if with, a shroud
Ancestry of “enshroudment”, step by step
enshroudment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enshroud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | enshroud | to cover with a shroud |
| 2 | English | shroud | That which clothes, covers, conceals, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | schrouden | — |
| 4 | Middle English | schroud | shroud |
| 5 | Old English | scrūd | garment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skrūdą | clothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skrew- | to cut; cutting tool |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |