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-”

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