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 incrustation over a wound

Definitions

  1. scab incrustation over a wound

Ancestry of “schorf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschorf—
2Old High Germanscorf—
3Proto-Germanicskurf-to gnaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schorf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurf- →Every word from Old High German scorf →