Where does “nunnscrud” come from?
nunnscrud (Old English) comes from Old English nunne, from Old High German nunna, from Latin nonna, from Latin nonnus, from Proto-Indo-European nana-.
nunnscrud (Old English): a nun's habit
Ancestry of “nunnscrud”, step by step
nunnscrud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English nunne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | nunne | nun; vestal |
| 2 | Old High German | nunna | — |
| 3 | Latin | nonna | nun |
| 4 | Latin | nonnus | monk; tutor; old person |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nana- | — |
via Old English scrūd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | scrūd | garment |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skrūdą | clothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skrew- | to cut; cutting tool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |