Where does “screnken” come from?
screnken (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skrankaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “screnken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skrankaz | barrier; grid, barrier |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |