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Where does “scharren” come from?

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

scharren (Dutch): to scrape

Definitions

  1. to scrape

Ancestry of “scharren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scharren”

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