Where does “schore” come from?

schore (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German schorn, from Middle High German schor, from German scheren, from Middle High German schern, from Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schore (Alemannic German): to shovel, sweep

Definitions

  1. to shovel, sweep

Ancestry of “schore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschorn—
2Middle High Germanschorshovel
3Germanscherento shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim
4Middle High Germanschern—
5Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old High German skeran →