Where does “schēren” come from?

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

schēren (Middle Dutch): to shave

Definitions

  1. to shave

Ancestry of “schēren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
2Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schēren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →