Where does “sharp-edged” come from?

sharp-edged (English) comes from English sharp, from Middle English scharp, from Old English sċearp, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sharp-edged (English): Of an object, having a sharp or fine edge

Definitions

  1. Of an object, having a sharp or fine edge

Ancestry of “sharp-edged”, step by step

sharp-edged traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sharp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsharpTerminating in a point or edge, especially one...
2Middle Englishscharpsharp
3Old Englishsċearpsharp
4Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
5Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English edged

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishedgedsimple past tense and past participle of edge;...
2Middle EnglisheggedHaving an edge of a certain type; Having an edge;...
3Old Englishecged—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →