Where does “shard” come from?
shard (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeard, from Proto-Germanic skardą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
shard (Middle English): Alternative form of scherd
Definitions
- Alternative form of scherd
Ancestry of “shard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | sċeard | a broken piece; shard; gap, cut, notch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skardą | notch; nick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “shard”