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Where does “sharesies” come from?

sharesies (English) comes from English share, from Middle English schare, from Old English scearu, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sharesies (English): The situation where something is shared

Definitions

  1. The situation where something is shared

Ancestry of “sharesies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshareA portion of something, especially a portion...
2Middle Englishschare—
3Old Englishscearua cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure
4Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
5Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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