Where does “schuur” come from?
schuur (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch scur, from Proto-West Germanic skūru, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.
Ancestry of “schuur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | scur | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skūru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skūrō | storm; short shower; shelter, shack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱēwer- | north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower |
Words derived from “schuur”