Where does “scar” come from?
Scar comes from Old English scar, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, meaning to cut or separate.
scar (English): A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by...
Definitions
- A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by...
Ancestry of “scar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scar | — |
| 2 | Middle English | skar | incision, cut, fissure |
| 3 | Old Norse | skarð | notch, hack; notch, chink, gap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skardą | notch; nick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “scar”