Where does “scharte” come from?
scharte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scart, from Proto-Germanic skardaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “scharte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | scart | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skardaz | cut up, damaged |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “scharte”