Where does “scrow” come from?

scrow (English) comes from Middle English scrowe, from Old French escroe, 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.

scrow (English): A scroll; A clipping from skins; a currier's...

Definitions

  1. A scroll; A clipping from skins; a currier's...

Ancestry of “scrow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscrowebill, slip, bit of parchment
2Old Frenchescroepiece, strip (of something)
3Latinscrofasow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ- →