Where does “skrattuz” come from?

skrattuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skrattuz (Proto-Germanic): forest monster; goblin; troll

Definitions

  1. forest monster; goblin; troll

Ancestry of “skrattuz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skrattuz”

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