Where does “skurk” come from?

skurk (West Frisian) comes from Dutch schurk, from German Schurke, from English shark — A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...

skurk (West Frisian): villain, scoundrel, thug

Definitions

  1. villain, scoundrel, thug

Ancestry of “skurk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschurkscoundrel, villain
2GermanSchurkevillain, scoundrel
3EnglishsharkA scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder...
Every word from English shark →Every word from German Schurke →Every word from Dutch schurk →