Where does “scór” come from?

scór (Irish) comes from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

scór (Irish): score, notch; reckoning, tally; tally of work...

Definitions

  1. score, notch; reckoning, tally; tally of work...

Ancestry of “scór”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoreThe total number of goals, points, runs, etc....
2Middle Englishscorescore
3Old Englishscorunotch; tally; score
4Old Norseskórshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Words derived from “scór”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →