Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skraudō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *skraudaną (“to shred”) +‎ *-ō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskrɑu̯.ðɔː/

Noun

*skraudō f

1. cut, crack
2. piece, shred

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *skraudō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skraudō	*skraudôz
vocative	*skraudō	*skraudôz
accusative	*skraudǭ	*skraudōz
genitive	*skraudōz	*skraudǫ̂
dative	*skraudōi	*skraudōmaz
instrumental	*skraudō	*skraudōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skraudu
  • Old English: sċrēad
    • Middle English: shrede, shred
      • Scots: screid, skreid, schred, schreid
      • English: shred
  • Old Frisian: skrēd
  • Old Dutch: *scrōda
    • Middle Dutch: schrôde
      • Dutch: schroot
  • Old High German: scrōt
    • Middle High German: schrōt, schrāt
      • German: Schrot
      • Luxembourgish: Schrout
  • → Old French: escroe, escrowe, escrouwe
    • Middle French: escroe
    • → Middle English: escrowe, ascrowe
      • English: escrow
    • → Middle English: scrowe, scrouwe
      • ⇒ Middle English: scrowle, scrolle (influenced by rolle)
        • English: scroll
• Old Norse: skrjóðr