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Where does “schering” come from?

schering (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheren, 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.

schering (Dutch): warp – a set of lengthwise yarns through which...

Definitions

  1. warp – a set of lengthwise yarns through which...

Ancestry of “schering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscherento shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...
2Middle Dutchschēren—
3Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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