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): inflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of scheren: ## first-person singular...

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

Words derived from “schere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →