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Where does “skraudō” come from?

skraudō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skraudō (Proto-Germanic): cut, crack; piece, shred

Definitions

  1. cut, crack; piece, shred

Ancestry of “skraudō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskraudanąto cut up, to shred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskrówdʰ-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skraudō”

  • scroll
  • shred
  • escrow
  • shredding
  • screed
  • shredder
  • scrollwork
  • scrollable
  • scroller
  • handscroll
  • shreddy
  • escrowee
  • scrollback
  • scrolly
  • autoscrolling
  • unscroll
  • scrollery
  • shredless
  • screeder
  • shreddable
  • inscroll
  • scrollwise
  • autoscroll
  • nonshreddable
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