Where does “skêr” come from?

skêr (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schaar, from Middle Dutch scare, from Old Dutch skāri, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skêr (Afrikaans): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “skêr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschaarA pair of scissors; A claw; Alternative form of...
2Middle Dutchscare
3Old Dutchskāri
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skêr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-