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Where does “schrīn” come from?

schrīn (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skrīni, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

schrīn (Middle High German): cupboard

Definitions

  1. cupboard

Ancestry of “schrīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskrīni—
2Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “schrīn”

  • Reliquienschrein
  • Schrein
  • Schreinerei
  • Schreiner
  • schrīnære
  • Schräiner
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