Where does “코르크스크루” come from?

코르크스크루 (Korean) comes from English corkscrew, from English screw, from Middle English screw, from Old French escroue, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

코르크스크루 (Korean): corkscrew

Definitions

  1. corkscrew

Ancestry of “코르크스크루”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcorkscrewAn implement for opening bottles that are sealed...
2EnglishscrewA device that has a helical function; The motion...
3Middle Englishscrew
4Old Frenchescrouenut, cylindrical socket, screwhole; scroll, strip...
5Latinscrofasow
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-