Where does “Schritt” come from?

Schritt (German) comes from Proto-Germanic skridiz, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Schritt (German): step, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...

Definitions

  1. step, footstep, a single instance of walking; the...

Ancestry of “Schritt”, step by step

Schritt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skridiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskridiz—
2Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Middle High German schrit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrit—
2Old High Germanscrit—
3Proto-Germanicskriþiz—

Words derived from “Schritt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →