Where does “scerf” come from?

scerf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.

scerf (Old High German): coin

Definitions

  1. coin

Ancestry of “scerf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave

Words derived from “scerf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →
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