Where does “screwe” come from?

screwe (Middle English) comes from Old English scrēawa, from Proto-Germanic skrawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

screwe (Middle English): evil or wicked person/thing; wicked; evil; an...

Definitions

  1. evil or wicked person/thing; wicked; evil; an...

Ancestry of “screwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscrēawawicked person; shrew
2Proto-Germanicskrawwazthin; meagre; frail
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skrawwazEvery word from Old English scrēawa