Where does “scharfzüngig” come from?

scharfzüngig (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.

scharfzüngig (German): sharp-tongued

Definitions

  1. sharp-tongued

Ancestry of “scharfzüngig”, step by step

scharfzüngig 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 zunge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzungetongue organ in the mouth
2Middle High Germanzungetongue
3Old High Germanzungatongue; language
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →