Where does “skarr” come from?

skarr (Middle English) comes from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “skarr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
2Proto-Germanicskarją
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skarjąEvery word from Old Norse sker