Where does “share” come from?

Share derives from Middle English schere, from Old English scearu, from Proto-Germanic skar-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- meaning to cut or divide.

share (English): A portion of something, especially a portion...

Definitions

  1. A portion of something, especially a portion...

Ancestry of “share”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschareA portion or share
2Old Englishscearua cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure
3Proto-West Germanic*skaru
4Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “share

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-