Where does “scrīn” come from?

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

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