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Where does “skrinkwaną” come from?

skrinkwaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sker- — to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend.

skrinkwaną (Proto-Germanic): to shrink, pull together, shrivel

Definitions

  1. to shrink, pull together, shrivel

Ancestry of “skrinkwaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansker-to jump; to turn, to bend; to turn, bend

Words derived from “skrinkwaną”

  • shrink
  • shrinking
  • shrinkage
  • unshrinking
  • shrinkingly
  • shrinkwrap
  • unshrinkingly
  • shrinkable
  • shrinker
  • unshrinkable
  • shrinkest
  • preshrink
  • shrinketh
  • headshrinker
  • nonshrink
  • shrinky
  • nonshrinkable
  • unshrink
  • nonshrinking
  • antishrinkage
  • shrinkproof
  • antishrink
  • reshrink
  • shrink away
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