myEtymology.com: English etymology of preshrink

Etymology of the English word preshrink

the English word preshrink

derived from the English word shrink

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skrenkwanan (to shrink, to shrivel)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)

using the English prefix pre-

derived from the Latin prefix prae-

derived from the Latin word prae (in front of; before)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *prai-

Word found in Modern English