Where does “forscrincan” come from?
forscrincan (Old English) comes from Old English fōr, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forscrincan (Old English): to shrink up, dwindle away, wither
Definitions
- to shrink up, dwindle away, wither
Ancestry of “forscrincan”, step by step
forscrincan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English fōr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | fōr | journey; going, course, journey |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old English sċrincan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċrincan | to shrivel up |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skrinkwaną | to shrink, pull together, shrivel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sker- | to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend |