schruve

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to turn, bend). Compare Middle High German schrūbe.

Noun

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schrūve f

  1. screw (machine)
  2. screw, bolt (fastener)

Descendants

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  • Danish: skrue
  • Estonian: kruvi
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skrue
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skrue, skruve
  • Swedish: skruv, skruf (obsolete)
  • Finnish: ruuvi

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