Where does “schërzen” come from?

schërzen (German) comes from Middle High German schërzen, from Old High German skërzan, from Proto-Germanic skertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- — to dance, jump.

schërzen (German): to joke; to jest; to frolic

Definitions

  1. to joke; to jest; to frolic

Ancestry of “schërzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschërzento cut off
2Old High Germanskërzanto jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest
3Proto-Germanicskertanąto cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerǝd-to dance, jump

Words derived from “schërzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skertaną →Every word from Old High German skërzan →