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Where does “skrot” come from?

skrot (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German schrôt, from Old Saxon skrōt.

skrot (Swedish): shot; scrap n; a scrapyard, a junkyard c

Definitions

  1. shot; scrap n; a scrapyard, a junkyard c

Ancestry of “skrot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschrôt—
2Old Saxonskrōt—

Words derived from “skrot”

  • skrota
  • skrota
  • skrote
Every word from Old Saxon skrōt →