Where does “schirm” come from?

schirm (German) comes from Middle High German schirm, from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schirm (German): screen

Definitions

  1. screen

Ancestry of “schirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschirm—
2Old High Germanskerm—
3Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
4Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schirm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →
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