Where does “scheren” come from?

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

scheren (Middle English): To cut; to slash or slice with a blade or sharp...

Definitions

  1. To cut; to slash or slice with a blade or sharp...

Ancestry of “scheren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scheren”

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