Words that come from Proto-Germanic “skīrō”

33 words across 12 languages descend from Proto-Germanic skīrō — including Yorkshire, Lancashire, shire, Buckinghamshire, Somersetshire, Monmouthshire, Yorkshireman, Yorkie.

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English (15)

Japanese (3)

Middle English (3)

Welsh (2)

Old English (2)

Portuguese (2)

Georgian (1)

Arabic (1)

Russian (1)

Korean (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)