Where does “esquerp” come from?

esquerp (Catalan) comes from English escarp, from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

esquerp (Catalan): rude

Definitions

  1. rude

Ancestry of “esquerp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishescarpThe side of the ditch next to the parapet in a...
2Frenchescarpemurderer, killer; escarpment
3Italianscarpashoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...
4Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “esquerp”

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