Where does “shrink” come from?
Shrink comes from Middle English shrinken, from Old English sċrincan, from Proto-Germanic skrinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sker-.
shrink (English): To cause to become smaller; To become smaller; to...
Definitions
- To cause to become smaller; To become smaller; to...
Ancestry of “shrink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schrynken | To shrivel up or wrinkle; to contract |
| 2 | Old English | sċrincan | to shrivel up |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrinkwaną | to shrink, pull together, shrivel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sker- | to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend |