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