Where does “skør” come from?

skør (Danish) comes from Old Norse skyr, from Proto-Germanic skurją, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skør (Danish): curdled milk; insane; crazy, mad

Definitions

  1. curdled milk; insane; crazy, mad

Ancestry of “skør”, step by step

skør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskyrthick curdled milk; coagulated milk; sour milk
2Proto-Germanicskurją—
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Low German schör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschörweak, fragile
2Proto-Germanicskuriz—

Words derived from “skør”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurją →