escrow

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skraudaną“to shred”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skraudō
3. Frankish · derived from*skrōda“piece”
4. Old French · derived fromescroe“register, note; bit of parchment; piece”
5. Law French · learned borrowing fromescrowe
6. English todayescrow

Learned borrowing from Law French escrowe, 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”). Doublet of scrow and shred and partially scroll.

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