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Where does “skouer” come from?

skouer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schouder, from Middle Dutch schoudere, from Old Dutch skuldero, from Proto-West Germanic skuldru — shoulder.

skouer (Afrikaans): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “skouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschoudershoulder
2Middle Dutchschoudere—
3Old Dutchskuldero—
4Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder
Every word from Proto-West Germanic skuldru →