Where does “skarð” come from?

skarð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skarð, from Proto-Germanic skardą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skarð (Icelandic): pass, cleft

Definitions

  1. pass, cleft

Ancestry of “skarð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskarðnotch, hack; notch, chink, gap
2Proto-Germanicskardąnotch; nick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skardą →Every word from Old Norse skarð →