Where does “scorner” come from?
scorner (English) comes from English scorn, from English scarn, from Old French escarn, from Vulgar Latin escarnire, from Proto-Germanic skarnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
scorner (English): One who scorns
Ancestry of “scorner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scorn | To feel or display contempt or disdain for... |
| 2 | English | scarn | dung |
| 3 | Old French | escarn | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | escarnire | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skarnjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |