Where does “sharn” come from?

sharn (English) comes from Middle English schern, from Old English sċearn, from Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic skarną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sharn (English): The dung or manure of cattle or sheep

Definitions

  1. The dung or manure of cattle or sheep

Ancestry of “sharn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschernAnimal feces used as fertiliser; manure or dung
2Old Englishsċearndung
3Proto-West Germanic*skarn—
4Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “sharn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skarn →