Where does “Scharbock” come from?

Scharbock (German) comes from Middle Low German schorbuk, from Old Norse skyrbjúgr — scurvy.

Scharbock (German): scurvy

Definitions

  1. scurvy

Ancestry of “Scharbock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschorbuk—
2Old Norseskyrbjúgrscurvy
Every word from Old Norse skyrbjúgr →Every word from Middle Low German schorbuk →