Where does “scheur” come from?

scheur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schore, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scheur (Dutch): crack, fissure

Definitions

  1. crack, fissure

Ancestry of “scheur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
2Proto-Germanicskuriz—
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scheur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →