Where does “guþscrud” come from?

guþscrud (Old English) comes from Old English scrūd, from Proto-Germanic skrūdą, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

guþscrud (Old English): war-clothing

Definitions

  1. war-clothing

Ancestry of “guþscrud”, step by step

guþscrud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English scrūd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscrūdgarment
2Proto-Germanicskrūdąclothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old English gūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgūþbattle, war, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew- →