Where does “Scharfschütze” come from?

Scharfschütze (German) comes 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.

Scharfschütze (German): sniper

Definitions

  1. sniper

Ancestry of “Scharfschütze”, step by step

Scharfschütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German scharf

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

via German schütze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschützeinflection of schützen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschütze—
3Old High Germanscuzzo—
4Proto-Germanicskutjanąto bar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicskuttą—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “Scharfschütze”

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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