Where does “sċrēade” come from?

sċrēade (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skraudō, from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sċrēade (Old English): a piece cut off; paring, shred

Definitions

  1. a piece cut off; paring, shred

Ancestry of “sċrēade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskraudōcut, crack; piece, shred
2Proto-Germanicskraudanąto cut up, to shred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskrówdʰ-e-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sċrēade

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew-