Where does “scheren” come from?

scheren (German) comes from Middle High German schern, from Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scheren (German): to shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim

Definitions

  1. to shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim

Ancestry of “scheren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschern—
2Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scheren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old High German skeran →