Where does “scarf” come from?

scarf (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skarp, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scarf (Old High German): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “scarf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskarpsharp
2Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scarf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →