Where does “skortr” come from?

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

skortr (Old Norse): want, lack

Definitions

  1. want, lack

Ancestry of “skortr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skortr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtaz →