Where does “sċrēawa” come from?
sċrēawa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skrawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
Ancestry of “sċrēawa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skrawwaz | thin; meagre; frail |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |