Where does “draadschaar” come from?

draadschaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaar, from Middle Dutch scare, from Old Dutch skāri, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

draadschaar (Dutch): wire cutter

Definitions

  1. wire cutter

Ancestry of “draadschaar”, step by step

draadschaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschaarA pair of scissors; A claw; Alternative form of...
2Middle Dutchscare—
3Old Dutchskāri—
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Dutch draad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdraadthread; wire; screw thread
2Middle Dutchdrâetthread
3Old Dutchthrād—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “draadschaar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →