Where does “skermur” come from?

skermur (Icelandic) comes from Danish skærm, from Middle Low German scherm, from Old Saxon *skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skermur (Icelandic): screen; screen, display; lampshade

Definitions

  1. screen; screen, display; lampshade

Ancestry of “skermur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskærmscreen; screen, monitor
2Middle Low Germanscherm—
3Old Saxon*skirm—
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →
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