Where does “Schröttinghausen” come from?

Schröttinghausen (German) comes from Proto-Germanic skrattuz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “Schröttinghausen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrattuzforest monster; goblin; troll
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrattuz →