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English word origin

Etymology of scrow

From Middle English scrowe, from Old French escroe (“register, note; bit of parchment; piece”), from Frankish *skrōda (“piece”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō, derivative of Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to shred”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

scroll · writings · the sky, the heavens · notice, memo

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From Middle English scrowe, from Old French escroe (“register, note; bit of parchment; piece”), from Frankish *skrōda (“piece”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō, derivative of Proto-Germanic *skraudaną (“to shred”).

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  • Inherited-form mentionscroweenm
  • Derivation mentionescroefro · register, note; bit of parchment; piece
  • Derivation mention*skraudōgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*skraudanągem-pro · to shred

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