Where does “skarpur” come from?

skarpur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skarpr, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skarpur (Faroese): dry, shrivelled

Definitions

  1. dry, shrivelled

Ancestry of “skarpur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskarprsharp
2Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →
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