Where does “shroud-laid” come from?

shroud-laid (English) comes from English shroud, from Middle English schrouden, from Middle English schroud, from Old English scrūd, from Proto-Germanic skrūdą, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

shroud-laid (English): Composed of four strands, twisted clockwise around a central core that provides additional strength

Definitions

  1. Composed of four strands, twisted clockwise around a central core that provides additional strength

Ancestry of “shroud-laid”, step by step

shroud-laid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shroud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshroudThat which clothes, covers, conceals, or...
2Middle Englishschrouden
3Middle Englishschroudshroud
4Old Englishscrūdgarment
5Proto-Germanicskrūdąclothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English laid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlaidsimple past tense and past participle of lay;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew-