Where does “skridan” come from?

skridan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skridan (Old Saxon): to move, wander

Definitions

  1. to move, wander

Ancestry of “skridan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →