skerbʰ-₂
“to cut, to scratch marks”Widely acceptedactioncraft
sharp, scrape, scribe, script
Root of Old English scearp "sharp", Latin scrībere "to write" (originally "to scratch"), yielding English sharp, scrape, scribe, script.
sharp, scrape, scribe, script
Root of Old English scearp "sharp", Latin scrībere "to write" (originally "to scratch"), yielding English sharp, scrape, scribe, script.