Where does “wifscrud” come from?

wifscrud (Old English) comes from Old English scrūd, from Proto-Germanic skrūdą, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

wifscrud (Old English): clothing for a woman; women's dress, female attire

Definitions

  1. clothing for a woman; women's dress, female attire

Ancestry of “wifscrud”, step by step

wifscrud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English scrūd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscrūdgarment
2Proto-Germanicskrūdąclothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old English wīf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwīfwife; woman, female, lady, wife; female
2Proto-West Germanicwībwoman; wife
3Proto-Germanicwībąwoman; wife
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰwíh₂bʰ-shame, pudenda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew- →