Where does “käärid” come from?

käärid (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German schere, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

käärid (Estonian): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “käärid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschere—
2Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →