Where does “skarð” come from?

skarð (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skarð, from Proto-Germanic skardą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skarð (Faroese): breach, gap, notch

Definitions

  1. breach, gap, notch

Ancestry of “skarð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskarðnotch, hack; notch, chink, gap
2Proto-Germanicskardąnotch; nick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skarð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skardą →Every word from Old Norse skarð →