Where does “scurf” come from?

scurf (English) comes from Proto-Germanic skurf-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scurf (English): A skin disease; The flakes of skin that fall off...

Definitions

  1. A skin disease; The flakes of skin that fall off...

Ancestry of “scurf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskurf-to gnaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scurf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurf- →