Where does “Scherge” come from?

Scherge (German) comes from Middle High German scherge, from Old High German skerio, from Old High German scara, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Scherge (German): henchman

Definitions

  1. henchman

Ancestry of “Scherge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscherge—
2Old High Germanskerio—
3Old High Germanscaratroop
4Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
5Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Scherge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru →