Where does “skertaną” come from?
skertaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd- — to dance, jump.
skertaną (Proto-Germanic): to cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke
Definitions
- to cut off; to leap, jump, spring; to jest, joke
Ancestry of “skertaną”, step by step
skertaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European (s)kerǝd-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerǝd- | to dance, jump |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱerd-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱerd- | — |