Where does “skýr” come from?

skýr (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skyr, from Proto-Germanic skurją, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skýr (Icelandic): clear, distinct; clear, lucid, easily...

Definitions

  1. clear, distinct; clear, lucid, easily...

Ancestry of “skýr”, step by step

skýr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskyrthick curdled milk; coagulated milk; sour milk
2Proto-Germanicskurją—
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Old Norse skýrr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskýrrclear

Words derived from “skýr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurją →