Where does “scuft” come from?
scuft (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.
Ancestry of “scuft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skuftą | a bundle, hair |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewp- | tuft, cluster, hair on the head |
Words derived from “scuft”