Where does “Schere” come from?

Schere (German) comes 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.

Schere (German): a pair of scissors, shears; a pair of pincers; a...

Definitions

  1. a pair of scissors, shears; a pair of pincers; a...

Ancestry of “Schere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschære—
2Old High Germanscāri—
3Old High Germanscār—
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-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 →