Where does “skurt” come from?

skurt (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skurtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skurt (Proto-West Germanic): short; lacking, deficient

Definitions

  1. short; lacking, deficient

Ancestry of “skurt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskurtazshort; lacking, deficient
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skurt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skurtaz