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

schrīn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German skrīni

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

via Old High German skrīn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskrīn

Words derived from “schrīn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Latin scriniumEvery word from Old High German skrīni