Where does “skeri” come from?

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

skeri (Icelandic): cutter

Definitions

  1. cutter

Ancestry of “skeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskerato cut, slice, sever; to chisel; to carve
2Old Norseskerato cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old Norse skera →