Where does “scurge” come from?

scurge (Romanian) comes from Latin excurrō, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

scurge (Romanian): to drain, exhaust

Definitions

  1. to drain, exhaust

Ancestry of “scurge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcurrōto run out
2Latincurrōto run
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “scurge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →