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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

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

Words derived from “skardaz”

  • shard
  • sherd
  • potsherd
  • shardlike
  • shardy
  • reshard
  • schartig
  • Scharte
  • olympiakarsinta
  • karttua
  • karsiminen
  • karsinta
  • kartunta
  • kartuttaa
  • karsija
  • karsia
  • karsintaottelu
  • karsi
  • skar
  • pot-sherd
  • sherd
  • scherd
  • shard
  • scheard
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