Where does “(s)kert-” come from?

(s)kert- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

(s)kert- (Proto-Indo-European): to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short

Definitions

  1. to cut, to turn; to cut, divide; short

Ancestry of “(s)kert-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “(s)kert-”

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