Where does “sċearn” come from?

sċearn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic skarną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sċearn (Old English): dung

Definitions

  1. dung

Ancestry of “sċearn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skarn—
2Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “sċearn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skarn →