Where does “skrá” come from?

skrá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skrá (Old Norse): dried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...

Definitions

  1. dried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...

Ancestry of “skrá”, step by step

skrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skrahō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skrá”

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