Where does “Schéier” come from?

Schéier (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schiure, from Old High German skiura, from Proto-West Germanic skūru, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

Schéier (Luxembourgish): scissors; pincer, claw

Definitions

  1. scissors; pincer, claw

Ancestry of “Schéier”, step by step

Schéier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German schiure

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

via Old High German scāri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscāri—
2Old High Germanscār—
3Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūru →