Where does “shorn” come from?
Shorn comes from Old English sċieran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, ultimately from the root sek- meaning to cut or separate.
shorn (English): past participle of shear
Ancestry of “shorn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shear | To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed... |
| 2 | Middle English | schyre | Alternative form of shire; bright, shimmering,... |
| 3 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 4 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “shorn”