Where does “schorlaceous” come from?

schorlaceous (English) comes from English schorl, 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.

schorlaceous (English): Resembling schorl

Definitions

  1. Resembling schorl

Ancestry of “schorlaceous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishschorlThe most common variety of tourmaline
2GermanSchörlschorl
3Swedishskörfrail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...
4Old Swedishskør—
5Low Germanschörweak, fragile
6Proto-Germanicskuriz—
7Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →