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Where does “schorsen” come from?

schorsen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French escorcier, from French écorce, from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Medieval Latin scorcia, from Latin scortea, from Latin scortum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “schorsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescorcierto debark
2Frenchécorcebark; peel; crust
3Middle Frenchescorcebark
4Old Frenchescorcebark
5Medieval Latinscorcia—
6Latinscorteaa leather or hide garment, coat, or cloak; a...
7Latinscortuma skin, hide; a harlot, prostitute
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “schorsen”

  • schorsing
  • schorsen
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