Where does “skur” come from?

skur (Danish) comes from Old Norse skúr, from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

skur (Danish): a shower e.g. of hail, rain

Definitions

  1. a shower e.g. of hail, rain

Ancestry of “skur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskúrshower
2Middle Low Germanschūr—
3Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

Words derived from “skur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Middle Low German schūr →
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