Where does “geondscriþan” come from?
geondscriþan (Old English) comes from Old English sċrīþan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
geondscriþan (Old English): to go through or about; to traverse
Definitions
- to go through or about; to traverse
Ancestry of “geondscriþan”, step by step
geondscriþan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sċrīþan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sċrīþan | to go; take one's way to a place; go about;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrīþan | to walk |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |