Where does “*skrubbiju” come from?
*skrubbiju (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *skrubbijō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
Ancestry of “*skrubbiju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skrubbijō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerb- | rough, sharp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |