Where does “shrewdity” come from?

shrewdity (English) comes from English shrewd, from Middle English schrewed, from Middle English schrewe, from Old English sċrēawa, from Proto-Germanic skrawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

shrewdity (English): shrewdness

Definitions

  1. shrewdness

Ancestry of “shrewdity”, step by step

shrewdity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shrewd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshrewdShowing clever resourcefulness in practical...
2Middle Englishschreweddepraved; wicked
3Middle Englishschrewebarn mouse, shrew, evil person
4Old Englishsċrēawashrew
5Proto-Germanicskrawwazthin; meagre; frail
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity—
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrawwaz →Every word from Old English sċrēawa →