Where does “scorf” come from?

scorf (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skurf-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “scorf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskurf-to gnaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scorf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skurf-