Where does “skreppa” come from?

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

skreppa (Old Norse): to slip; scrip; small bag, wallet, satchel

Definitions

  1. to slip; scrip; small bag, wallet, satchel

Ancestry of “skreppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrimpanąto contract, to shrink
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skreppa”

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