Where does “Schorf” come from?

Schorf (German) comes from Middle High German schorf, from Old High German scorf, from Proto-Germanic skurf-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Schorf (German): scab; various kinds of scab-like skin disesases...

Definitions

  1. scab; various kinds of scab-like skin disesases...

Ancestry of “Schorf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschorf—
2Old High Germanscorf—
3Proto-Germanicskurf-to gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurf- →Every word from Old High German scorf →