Where does “schare” come from?
schare (Middle English) comes from Old English scearu, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
Ancestry of “schare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | scearu | a cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skarō | a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “schare”