Where does “schertsen” come from?

schertsen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schertzen, from German schërzen, from Middle High German schërzen, from Old High German skërzan, from Proto-Germanic skertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- — to dance, jump.

schertsen (Dutch): to joke, to jest; plural of scherts

Definitions

  1. to joke, to jest; plural of scherts

Ancestry of “schertsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschertzen—
2Germanschërzento joke; to jest; to frolic
3Middle High Germanschërzento cut off
4Old High Germanskërzanto jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest
5Proto-Germanicskertanąto cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerǝd-to dance, jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skertaną →Every word from Old High German skërzan →