Where does “malscrian” come from?

malscrian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic malskaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.

malscrian (Old English): to wander

Definitions

  1. to wander

Ancestry of “malscrian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmalskazsoft; high-spirited; haughty
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “malscrian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic malskaz →