Where does “scheren” come from?
scheren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
Ancestry of “scheren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | skeran | to shave; to split, to divide |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skeran | to shear, to cut |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “scheren”