Where does “skúr” come from?

skúr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skúr, from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

skúr (Icelandic): rain shower; shed, shack

Definitions

  1. rain shower; shed, shack

Ancestry of “skúr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskúrshower
2Middle Low Germanschūr—
3Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

Words derived from “skúr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Middle Low German schūr →