Where does “Schörl” come from?

Schörl (German) comes from Swedish skör, from Old Swedish skør, from Low German schör, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Schörl (German): schorl

Definitions

  1. schorl

Ancestry of “Schörl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskörfrail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...
2Old Swedishskør—
3Low Germanschörweak, fragile
4Proto-Germanicskuriz—
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Schörl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →