schroef

schroeven

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sxruf/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French escroue, from Latin scrōfa (“female pig”) through comparison with the corkscrew shape of a pig's penis. Compare Old French escruve, from Old Dutch *scrūva ("screw"; whence Middle Dutch schruyve (“screw”)).

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