Where does “skrín” come from?

skrín (Icelandic) comes from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skrín (Icelandic): box, chest

Definitions

  1. box, chest

Ancestry of “skrín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin scrinium →