Where does “schorl” come from?

schorl (English) comes from German Schörl, from Swedish skör, from Old Swedish skør, from Low German schör, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schorl (English): The most common variety of tourmaline

Definitions

  1. The most common variety of tourmaline

Ancestry of “schorl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchörlschorl
2Swedishskörfrail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...
3Old Swedishskør—
4Low Germanschörweak, fragile
5Proto-Germanicskuriz—
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schorl”

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