Where does “skorver” come from?

skorver (Old Swedish) comes from Proto-Germanic skurf-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skorver (Old Swedish): scurf

Definitions

  1. scurf

Ancestry of “skorver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskurf-to gnaw
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurf- →