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

Definitions

  1. to shrivel up

Ancestry of “sċrincan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrinkwanąto shrink, pull together, shrivel
2Proto-Indo-Europeansker-to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend

Words derived from “sċrincan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrinkwaną →
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