Where does “scranc” come from?

scranc (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skrankaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “scranc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrankazbarrier; grid, barrier
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “scranc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrankaz →