Where does “Schärfentiefe” come from?

Schärfentiefe (German) comes from German Schärfe, from German scharf, from Middle High German scharpf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Schärfentiefe (German): depth of field

Definitions

  1. depth of field

Ancestry of “Schärfentiefe”, step by step

Schärfentiefe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schärfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchärfesharpness; spiciness, hotness; pungency
2Germanscharfsharp; able to cut; sharp; sharp; in focus
3Middle High Germanscharpfsharp
4Old High Germanscarfsharp
5Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
6Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German tiefe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantiefedepth
2Middle High Germantiefe
3Old High Germantiufīdepth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz