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Where does “skarð” come from?

skarð (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skardą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skarð (Old Norse): notch, hack; notch, chink, gap

Definitions

  1. notch, hack; notch, chink, gap

Ancestry of “skarð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskardąnotch; nick
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skarð”

  • skar
  • skarð
  • skarð
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