Where does “guþsceorp” come from?

guþsceorp (Old English) comes from Old English sċeorp, from Proto-West Germanic *skerp — that which is cut.

guþsceorp (Old English): war-clothing

Definitions

  1. war-clothing

Ancestry of “guþsceorp”, step by step

guþsceorp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċeorp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeorpclothing, apparel
2Proto-West Germanic*skerpthat which is cut

via Old English gūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgūþbattle, war, fight
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skerp →Every word from Old English sċeorp →