Where does “skërzan” come from?

skërzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- — to dance, jump.

skërzan (Old High German): to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest

Definitions

  1. to jump merrily, enjoy oneself, jest

Ancestry of “skërzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskertanąto cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerǝd-to dance, jump

Words derived from “skërzan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skertaną →