Where does “scarn” come from?

scarn (English) comes from Old French escarn, from Vulgar Latin escarnire, from Proto-Germanic skarnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scarn (English): dung

Definitions

  1. dung

Ancestry of “scarn”, step by step

scarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French escarn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescarn—
2Vulgar Latinescarnire—
3Proto-Germanicskarnjan—
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Romanian cârn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancârnshort, small, and with a raised tip; snub-nosed;...
2Old Church Slavonicкрънъ—
3Proto-Slavickъrnъtruncated, cut

Words derived from “scarn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarnjan →