Where does “unshroud” come from?

unshroud (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.

unshroud (English): To remove a shroud from; to uncover

Definitions

  1. To remove a shroud from; to uncover

Ancestry of “unshroud”, step by step

unshroud 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 un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew- →