Where does “shorr” come from?
shorr (Albanian) comes from English Shor, from Middle English schar, from Old English scēar, from Old English scær, from Proto-Germanic skaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
shorr (Albanian): to press together, squeeze
Definitions
- to press together, squeeze
Ancestry of “shorr”, step by step
shorr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Shor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Shor | A Turkic ethnic group living in Mountain Shoria,... |
| 2 | Middle English | schar | plowshare |
| 3 | Old English | scēar | scissors, shears |
| 4 | Old English | scær | ploughshare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaraz | ploughshare |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via Proto-Albanian sjāra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | sjāra | — |