Where does “skortur” come from?

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

skortur (Icelandic): lack, shortage

Definitions

  1. lack, shortage

Ancestry of “skortur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskortrwant, lack
2Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skortur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtaz →Every word from Old Norse skortr →