Where does “sermi” come from?

sermi (Finnish) comes from Swedish skärm, from Middle Low German scherm, from Old Saxon *skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sermi (Finnish): screen, partition

Definitions

  1. screen, partition

Ancestry of “sermi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskärmscreen; an informational viewing area; monitor;...
2Middle Low Germanscherm—
3Old Saxon*skirm—
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →