Where does “schord” come from?

schord (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeard, from Proto-Germanic skardą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

schord (Middle English): Alternative form of scherd

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of scherd

Ancestry of “schord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċearda broken piece; shard; gap, cut, notch
2Proto-Germanicskardąnotch; nick
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skardą →Every word from Old English sċeard →
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