Etymology Explorer › Old High German

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”

  • скарб
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →