Where does “shrithe” come from?

shrithe (English) comes from Old English sċrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

shrithe (English): To move; to proceed; to creep, roam, or wander

Definitions

  1. To move; to proceed; to creep, roam, or wander

Ancestry of “shrithe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċrīþanto go; take one's way to a place; go about;...
2Proto-West Germanic*skrīþanto walk
3Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →
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