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Where does “skraudu” come from?

skraudu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic skraudō, from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skraudu (Frankish): a shred; cut, crack; piece

Definitions

  1. a shred; cut, crack; piece

Ancestry of “skraudu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskraudōcut, crack; piece, shred
2Proto-Germanicskraudanąto cut up, to shred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskrówdʰ-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skraudu”

  • scroll
  • escrow
  • scrollwork
  • scrollable
  • scroller
  • handscroll
  • escrowee
  • scrollback
  • scrolly
  • autoscrolling
  • unscroll
  • scrollery
  • inscroll
  • scrollwise
  • autoscroll
  • scrolltext
  • scrolle
  • nonescrow
  • nanoscroll
  • backscroll
  • scroller
  • スクロール
  • scrolle
  • scrowle
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