Where does “skarbiec” come from?

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

skarbiec (Polish): vault; a secure room used to store valuables

Definitions

  1. vault; a secure room used to store valuables

Ancestry of “skarbiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskarbtreasure, treasure trove; second-person singular...
2Old High Germanscerfcoin
3Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →Every word from Old High German scerf →