Where does “skarfur” come from?

skarfur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skarfr, from Proto-Germanic skarf-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)gʷʰh₂el- — to stumble.

skarfur (Icelandic): cormorant; rascal, scoundrel; glutton

Definitions

  1. cormorant; rascal, scoundrel; glutton

Ancestry of “skarfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskarfrcormorant, shag (bird of the family Phalacrocoracidae)
2Proto-Germanicskarf-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)gʷʰh₂el-to stumble

Words derived from “skarfur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)gʷʰh₂el- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarf- →Every word from Old Norse skarfr →