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Where does “landscrip” come from?

landscrip (English) comes from English scrip, from Middle English scrippe, from Old French escrepe, from Old Norse skreppa, from Proto-Germanic skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

landscrip (English): A certificate entitling the holder to land...

Definitions

  1. A certificate entitling the holder to land...

Ancestry of “landscrip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscripA small medieval bag used to carry food, money,...
2Middle Englishscrippe—
3Old FrenchescrepeAlternative form of escharpe; purse, alms-bag
4Old Norseskreppato slip; scrip; small bag, wallet, satchel
5Proto-Germanicskrimpanąto contract, to shrink
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to turn, curve; to turn , wind; to turn around,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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