Proto-Germanic

*skarpaz

‘sharp’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.

6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, most familiar first.

• sharp ← scharp ← sċearp ← *skarp
• sharply ← sċearplīċe ← sċearp ← *skarp
• sharpness ← sharpnesse ← sċearpnes ← sċearp ← *skarp
• escarp ← escarpe
• scarpariello ← scarpaio ← scarpa ← *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰
• scarpines ← escarpin ← scarpino ← scarpa ← *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skarpaz