Where does “scherge” come from?

scherge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skerio, from Old High German scara, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “scherge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskerio—
2Old High Germanscaratroop
3Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
4Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scherge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru →
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