Where does “scare” come from?

scare (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skāri, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “scare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskāri
2Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-