Where does “skrukork” come from?

skrukork (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skru, from Norwegian Nynorsk skrue, from Middle Low German schrūve, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skrukork (Norwegian Nynorsk): a screw cap or screw top

Definitions

  1. a screw cap or screw top

Ancestry of “skrukork”, step by step

skrukork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskruto turn around its own axis
2Norwegian Nynorskskruea screw or bolt
3Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Norwegian Nynorsk kork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkorkcork; a cork
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Middle Low German schrūve →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk skrue →