Where does “scarplet” come from?

scarplet (English) comes from English scarp, from English escarp, from French escarpe, from Italian scarpa, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scarplet (English): A small scarp

Definitions

  1. A small scarp

Ancestry of “scarplet”, step by step

scarplet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scarp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscarpthe steep artificial slope below a fort's...
2EnglishescarpThe side of the ditch next to the parapet in a...
3Frenchescarpemurderer, killer; escarpment
4Italianscarpashoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...
5Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English let

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishletTo allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow...
2Middle Englishletento let
3Old Englishlǣtanto let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let...
4Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-