Where does “skarn” come from?

skarn (Norwegian) comes from Swedish skarn, from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic skarną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skarn (Norwegian): skarn; rubbish, loss

Definitions

  1. skarn; rubbish, loss

Ancestry of “skarn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskarnfilth; skarn, filth
2Old Norseskarn—
3Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarną →Every word from Old Norse skarn →