Where does “scherm” come from?

scherm (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch scherm, from Old Dutch skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scherm (Dutch): screen, protection; awning, sunblind; display...

Definitions

  1. screen, protection; awning, sunblind; display...

Ancestry of “scherm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschermprotective screen; protection, cover
2Old Dutchskirmprotection
3Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
4Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scherm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-
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