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Where does “(s)kreb-” come from?

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

(s)kreb- (Proto-Indo-European): to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...

Definitions

  1. to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...

Ancestry of “(s)kreb-”, 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 “(s)kreb-”

  • harp
  • ramp
  • rampant
  • harpsichord
  • romp
  • rampage
  • rasp
  • raspy
  • romping
  • raffle
  • harper
  • arpeggio
  • harpist
  • frappe
  • romper
  • rampantly
  • arpeggiation
  • harpsichordist
  • offramp
  • autoharp
  • rampageous
  • rasper
  • ramper
  • harplike
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