Where does “scharf” come from?

scharf (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scharf (Bavarian): sharp; keen

Definitions

  1. sharp; keen

Ancestry of “scharf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscharpfsharp
2Old High Germanscarfsharp
3Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
4Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →