Where does “Genschere” come from?

Genschere (German) comes from German schere, from Middle High German schære, from Old High German scāri, from Old High German scār, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Genschere (German): gene scissors, gene shears

Definitions

  1. gene scissors, gene shears

Ancestry of “Genschere”, step by step

Genschere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschereinflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschære—
3Old High Germanscāri—
4Old High Germanscār—
5Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via German gēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangēn—
2Middle High Germangēn—
3Old High Germangēn—
4Proto-West Germanicgānto go
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →