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Where does “scoureth” come from?

scoureth (English) comes from English scour, from Old Norse skúr, from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

scoureth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “scoureth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscourTo clean, polish, or wash something by rubbing...
2Old Norseskúrshower
3Middle Low Germanschūr—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
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