Where does “scrench” come from?
scrench (English) comes from English screwdriver, from English screw, from Middle English screw, from Old French escroue, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scrench (English): A tool, used for the maintenance of chainsaws,...
Definitions
- A tool, used for the maintenance of chainsaws,...
Ancestry of “scrench”, step by step
scrench traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English screwdriver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | screwdriver | A hand or machine tool which engages with the... |
| 2 | English | screw | A device that has a helical function; The motion... |
| 3 | Middle English | screw | — |
| 4 | Old French | escroue | nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole; scroll, strip... |
| 5 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English wrench
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wrench | A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wrench | A trick or artifice; a deceptive action |
| 3 | Old English | wrenċ | wile, stratagem; trick, deceit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *wranki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrankiz | a turning, twisting; a turn, twisting |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wreng- | to turn |