Where does “hurry-skurry” come from?
hurry-skurry (English) comes from English hurry, from Middle English horien, from Middle English hurren, from Proto-Germanic hurzaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
hurry-skurry (English): To hurry; act hurriedly; A state of confusion and...
Definitions
- To hurry; act hurriedly; A state of confusion and...
Ancestry of “hurry-skurry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hurry | Rushed action; Urgency; an incidence of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | horien | to rush, impel |
| 3 | Middle English | hurren | to buzz; to vibrate rapidly, buzz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hurzaną | to rush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
Words derived from “hurry-skurry”