Where does “skarb” come from?

skarb (Polish) comes from Old High German scerf, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.

skarb (Polish): treasure, treasure trove; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. treasure, treasure trove; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “skarb”, step by step

skarb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German scerf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscerfcoin
2Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave

via Proto-Slavic skъrbъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicskъrbъ—

Words derived from “skarb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →Every word from Old High German scerf →