Where does “škērõd” come from?

škērõd (Livonian) comes from Latvian šķēres, from Middle Low German schere, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

škērõd (Livonian): scissors

Definitions

  1. scissors

Ancestry of “škērõd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianšķēresscissors
2Middle Low Germanschere—
3Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →