Where does “malscrian” come from?
malscrian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic malskaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.
Ancestry of “malscrian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | malskaz | soft; high-spirited; haughty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |
Words derived from “malscrian”