Where does “escroue” come from?

escroue (Old French) comes from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

escroue (Old French): nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole; scroll, strip...

Definitions

  1. nut, cylindrical socket, screwhole; scroll, strip...

Ancestry of “escroue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrofasow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “escroue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ- →