Where does “scharpf” come from?

scharpf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scarf, from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scharpf (Middle High German): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “scharpf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscarfsharp
2Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
3Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scharpf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →