Where does “skillshare” come from?

skillshare (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.

skillshare (English): An event where volunteers teach skills

Definitions

  1. An event where volunteers teach skills

Ancestry of “skillshare”, step by step

skillshare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English share

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshareA portion of something, especially a portion...
2Middle EnglishschareA portion or share
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

via English skill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskillCapacity to do something well; technique,...
2Middle Englishskill
3Old Norseskila distinction, discernment, knowledge
4Proto-Germanicskiljąseparation, limit
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skarōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru