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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscart
2Proto-Germanicskardazcut up, damaged
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scharte

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Germanic skardaz