Where does “schrage” come from?

schrage (Middle High German) comes from Old High German screnken, from Proto-Germanic skrankaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

schrage (Middle High German): grid of items arranged crosswise, e.g. of wooden...

Definitions

  1. grid of items arranged crosswise, e.g. of wooden...

Ancestry of “schrage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscrenken—
2Proto-Germanicskrankazbarrier; grid, barrier
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “schrage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrankaz →Every word from Old High German screnken →