Where does “skardaz” come from?

skardaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skardaz (Proto-Germanic): cut up, damaged

Definitions

  1. cut up, damaged

Ancestry of “skardaz”, step by step

skardaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Proto-Indo-European skordʰos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanskordʰos
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskerdʰ-

Words derived from “skardaz

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