Where does “schränken” come from?

schränken (German) comes from Middle High German schrenken, from Old High German screnken, from Proto-Germanic skrankaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

schränken (German): to put crosswise

Definitions

  1. to put crosswise

Ancestry of “schränken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrenken—
2Old High Germanscrenken—
3Proto-Germanicskrankazbarrier; grid, barrier
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “schränken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrankaz →Every word from Old High German screnken →
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