Where does “scrīn” come from?

scrīn (Old English) comes from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

scrīn (Old English): reliquary, ark of the covenant

Definitions

  1. reliquary, ark of the covenant

Ancestry of “scrīn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “scrīn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin scrinium →