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Where does “scheuren” come from?

scheuren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schōren, from Proto-Germanic skurō — incision; tear; rift.

scheuren (Dutch): to tear; to tear driving, to drive at breakneck...

Definitions

  1. to tear; to tear driving, to drive at breakneck...

Ancestry of “scheuren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschōren—
2Proto-Germanicskurōincision; tear; rift

Words derived from “scheuren”

  • verscheuren
  • sker
Every word from Proto-Germanic skurō →