Where does “scherzarci” come from?

scherzarci (Italian) comes from Italian scherzare, from Lombardic skerzan, from Proto-Germanic skertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- — to dance, jump.

Ancestry of “scherzarci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscherzareto joke, kid, jest, frolic, be funny; to gamble,...
2Lombardicskerzanto jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest
3Proto-Germanicskertanąto cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerǝd-to dance, jump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skertaną →Every word from Lombardic skerzan →