Where does “Scharte” come from?

Scharte (German) comes from Middle High German scharte, from Old High German scart, from Proto-Germanic skardaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Scharte (German): notch

Definitions

  1. notch

Ancestry of “Scharte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscharte—
2Old High Germanscart—
3Proto-Germanicskardazcut up, damaged
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skardaz →