schurft
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch schorf with paragogic -t (cf. burcht), derived from Proto-Germanic *skurfa-, derived in turn from the verb *skerfan-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
See also scherf, scherp; also with Middle Low German schorf, Old High German scorf, German Schorf, Old English sceorf, scurf, English scurf, Swedish skorv, Danish skurv.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editschurft f or n (uncountable)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: skurf