Where does “skúraský” come from?

skúraský (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skúr, 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.

skúraský (Icelandic): cumulonimbus

Definitions

  1. cumulonimbus

Ancestry of “skúraský”, step by step

skúraský traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skúr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskúrrain shower; shed, shack
2Old Norseskúrshower
3Middle Low Germanschūr—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

via Icelandic ský

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskýcloud
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Middle Low German schūr →