Where does “sċrincan” come from?
sċrincan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skrinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sker- — to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend.
sċrincan (Old English): to shrivel up
Ancestry of “sċrincan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skrinkwaną | to shrink, pull together, shrivel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sker- | to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend |
Words derived from “sċrincan”