Where does “schorf” come from?

schorf (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scorf, from Proto-Germanic skurf-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “schorf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscorf—
2Proto-Germanicskurf-to gnaw
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schorf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurf- →Every word from Old High German scorf →