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Where does “šraf” come from?

šraf (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Hungarian sróf, from German Schraube, from Middle High German schrūbe.

šraf (Serbo-Croatian): screw

Definitions

  1. screw

Ancestry of “šraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansróf—
2GermanSchraubescrew
3Middle High Germanschrūbe—
Every word from Middle High German schrūbe →