Etymology of the English word screen
the English word
screenderived from the French word
escrenderived from the Middle Dutch word
schermderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker-Date
The earliest known usage of screen in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
bescreen,
offscreen,
prescreen,
screening,
screeno,
screenplay,
screenwriter,
silkscreen,
sunscreen,
telescreen,
touchscreen,
windscreen,
screenedUsage
Word found in Modern English
