Where does “sċrēadian” come from?

sċrēadian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skraudōn, 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.

sċrēadian (Old English): to shred, cut up, cut off, prune

Definitions

  1. to shred, cut up, cut off, prune

Ancestry of “sċrēadian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskraudōn—
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 “sċrēadian”

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