Where does “scritta” come from?

scritta (Old English) comes from Old English sċieran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scritta (Old English): a hermaphrodite

Definitions

  1. a hermaphrodite

Ancestry of “scritta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċieranto cut
2Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →