Where does “Schauer” come from?

Schauer (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schūre, from Old High German scūr, from Old Frisian skūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

Schauer (Luxembourgish): shower

Definitions

  1. shower

Ancestry of “Schauer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschūre—
2Old High Germanscūrshower
3Old Frisianskūr—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

Words derived from “Schauer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Old Frisian skūr →