Where does “beschreiten” come from?
beschreiten (German) comes from German schreiten, from Middle High German schrīten, from Old High German skrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
beschreiten (German): to tread, to pursue
Ancestry of “beschreiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schreiten | to stride; to step, to proceed |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skrītan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrīþan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |