Where does “schroud” come from?

schroud (Middle English) comes from Old English scrūd, from Proto-Germanic skrūdą, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

schroud (Middle English): shroud

Definitions

  1. shroud

Ancestry of “schroud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscrūdgarment
2Proto-Germanicskrūdąclothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “schroud”

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