Where does “skrzat” come from?

skrzat (Polish) comes from Old High German scrato, from Proto-Germanic skrattuz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skrzat (Polish): gnome, imp

Definitions

  1. gnome, imp

Ancestry of “skrzat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscrato
2Proto-Germanicskrattuzforest monster; goblin; troll
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skrzat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Germanic skrattuz