Where does “scuft” come from?

scuft (English) comes from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.

scuft (English): scruff; nape of the neck

Definitions

  1. scruff; nape of the neck

Ancestry of “scuft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuftą →