Where does “escrowe” come from?
escrowe (Middle English) comes from Old French escroe, 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.
Ancestry of “escrowe”, step by step
escrowe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French escroe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 2 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Old French escroue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | escroue | nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole; scroll, strip... |