Where does “sċrēawa” come from?

sċrēawa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skrawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sċrēawa (Old English): shrew

Definitions

  1. shrew

Ancestry of “sċrēawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrawwazthin; meagre; frail
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “sċrēawa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrawwaz →
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