Scharte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German scharte, from Old High German scart, *scarti, from Proto-Germanic *skardą. Probably related to Indo-European *sker-a- "to cut", and thus related to German scheren. Akin to Dutch schaarde, English shard, Old Norse skarð (“notch, hack”) ( > Danish skår).

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Noun

Scharte f (genitive Scharte, plural Scharten)

notch

Related terms

Hasenscharte
eine Scharte auswetzen
schartig

Further reading

Scharte in Duden online

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