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Where does “schernire” come from?

schernire (Italian) comes from Ligurian *skirnjan, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schernire (Italian): To mock or sneer at

Definitions

  1. To mock or sneer at

Ancestry of “schernire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ligurian*skirnjan—
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schernire”

  • escarnir
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