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Where does “scharn” come from?

scharn (Middle English) comes from Old English sċearn, from Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic skarną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scharn (Middle English): Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn

Definitions

  1. Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or sharn

Ancestry of “scharn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċearn—
2Proto-West Germanic*skarn—
3Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scharn”

  • sharn
  • sharny
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