Where does “*skrīþan” come from?

*skrīþan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

*skrīþan (Proto-West Germanic): to walk

Definitions

  1. to walk

Ancestry of “*skrīþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “*skrīþan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną →