Where does “scheren” come from?

scheren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schēren, from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scheren (Dutch): to shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...

Definitions

  1. to shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...

Ancestry of “scheren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschērento shave
2Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
3Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scheren”

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