Where does “schurk” come from?

schurk (Dutch) comes from German Schurke, from English shark — A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...

schurk (Dutch): scoundrel, villain

Definitions

  1. scoundrel, villain

Ancestry of “schurk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchurkevillain, scoundrel
2EnglishsharkA scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...

Words derived from “schurk

Every word from English shark
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