Where does “skrúð” come from?

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

skrúð (Old Norse): the shrouds of a ship

Definitions

  1. the shrouds of a ship

Ancestry of “skrúð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrūdąclothes, attire, dress; shroud, cover
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skrúð”

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