Where does “スカルン” come from?

スカルン (Japanese) comes from English skarn, from Swedish skarn, from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic skarną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

スカルン (Japanese): skarn

Definitions

  1. skarn

Ancestry of “スカルン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskarnAny of various metamorphic rocks formed by...
2Swedishskarnfilth; skarn, filth
3Old Norseskarn—
4Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarną →Every word from Old Norse skarn →