Where does “scharrelaar” come from?
scharrelaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch scharrelen, from Dutch scharren, from Middle Dutch scharren, from Old Dutch skerran, from Proto-Germanic skerraną.
scharrelaar (Dutch): European roller
Definitions
- European roller
Ancestry of “scharrelaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | scharrelen | to mess around, to potter; to piece together, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | scharren | to scrape |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scharren | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skerran | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skerraną | — |