Where does “sgarff” come from?
sgarff (Welsh) comes from English scarf, from Old Norse skarfr, from Proto-Germanic skarf-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)gʷʰh₂el- — to stumble.
sgarff (Welsh): scarf
Ancestry of “sgarff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | scarf | A long, often knitted, garment worn around the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skarfr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skarf- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)gʷʰh₂el- | to stumble |