Where does “schaarf” come from?

schaarf (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German scharf, from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schaarf (Luxembourgish): sharp; hot, spicy; strict, severe

Definitions

  1. sharp; hot, spicy; strict, severe

Ancestry of “schaarf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscharf—
2Old High Germanscarfsharp
3Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
4Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →