Where does “sgri” come from?
sgri (Welsh) comes from English scree, from English screes, from Old Norse skriða, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
sgri (Welsh): scree
Definitions
- scree
Ancestry of “sgri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scree | Loose stony debris on a slope; Similar debris... |
| 2 | English | screes | plural of scree |
| 3 | Old Norse | skriða | landslide, landslip |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrīþaną | to walk, glide, crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreyt- | to wind; twist; bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |