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Where does “sċrybb” come from?

sċrybb (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skrubbiju, from Proto-Germanic *skrubbijō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sċrybb (Old English): a shrub; shrubbery; underbrush

Definitions

  1. a shrub; shrubbery; underbrush

Ancestry of “sċrybb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skrubbiju—
2Proto-Germanic*skrubbijō—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “sċrybb”

  • scrub
  • shrub
  • scrubby
  • shrubby
  • scrubber
  • scrubland
  • shrubland
  • scrubwoman
  • shrublike
  • undershrub
  • shrubless
  • subshrub
  • scrubbable
  • srub
  • shrubbed
  • scrubfowl
  • shrublet
  • shrubsteppe
  • scrubbiness
  • sweetshrub
  • scrubwood
  • scrubdown
  • scrubbily
  • shrubbiness
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