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Where does “scharrelen” come from?

scharrelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch scharren, from Middle Dutch scharren, from Old Dutch skerran, from Proto-Germanic skerraną.

scharrelen (Dutch): to mess around, to potter; to piece together, to...

Definitions

  1. to mess around, to potter; to piece together, to...

Ancestry of “scharrelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscharrento scrape
2Middle Dutchscharren—
3Old Dutchskerran—
4Proto-Germanicskerraną—

Words derived from “scharrelen”

  • rondscharrelen
  • scharrelei
  • scharrelvee
  • scharrelkip
Every word from Proto-Germanic skerraną →