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Where does “skrew-” come from?

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

skrew- (Proto-Indo-European): to cut; cutting tool

Definitions

  1. to cut; cutting tool

Ancestry of “skrew-”, 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 “skrew-”

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