Where does “schreiten” come from?

schreiten (German) comes 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.

schreiten (German): to stride; to step, to proceed

Definitions

  1. to stride; to step, to proceed

Ancestry of “schreiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrīten—
2Old High Germanskrītanto glide
3Proto-West Germanic*skrīþanto walk
4Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “schreiten”

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