Where does “schüren” come from?

schüren (German) comes from Middle High German schürn, from Old High German scuren, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schüren (German): to poke, stoke; to stoke, stir up, fuel

Definitions

  1. to poke, stoke; to stoke, stir up, fuel

Ancestry of “schüren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschürn—
2Old High Germanscuren—
3Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-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 →