Where does “scart” come from?

scart (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skardaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskardazcut up, damaged
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scart”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skardaz →