Where does “skerry” come from?

skerry (English) comes from Scots skerry, from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skerry (English): A small rocky island which may be covered by the...

Definitions

  1. A small rocky island which may be covered by the...

Ancestry of “skerry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsskerryskerry, reef
2Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
3Proto-Germanicskarją—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skerry”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarją →Every word from Old Norse sker →