Where does “skruv” come from?

skruv (Swedish) comes from Russian винт, from Polish gwint, from German Gewinde, from German winden, from Middle High German winden, from Old High German wintan, from Proto-Germanic windaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

skruv (Swedish): screw; a simple machine; screw; twist, turn; a...

Definitions

  1. screw; a simple machine; screw; twist, turn; a...

Ancestry of “skruv”, step by step

skruv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian винт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвинтscrew; propeller; vint
2Polishgwintscrew thread
3GermanGewindethread
4Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
5Middle High Germanwinden—
6Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
7Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Middle Low German schrūve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschrūvescrew machine
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skruv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic windaną →Every word from Old High German wintan →