Where does “skrá” come from?

skrá (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skrá (Icelandic): list, register, file, directory; file; a...

Definitions

  1. list, register, file, directory; file; a...

Ancestry of “skrá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskrádried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...
2Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skrá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →
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