Where does “skure” come from?
skure (Danish) comes from Middle Low German schuren, from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scuro, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
skure (Danish): to scrub, scour
Definitions
- to scrub, scour
Ancestry of “skure”, step by step
skure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German schuren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | schuren | — |
| 2 | Old French | escurer | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | scuro | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūrō | to arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to |
| 5 | Latin | cūra | care, concern, thought |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |