Where does “schern” come from?

schern (Middle English) comes from Old English sċearn, from Proto-West Germanic *skarn, from Proto-Germanic skarną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

schern (Middle English): Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or dung

Definitions

  1. Animal feces used as fertiliser; manure or dung

Ancestry of “schern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċearndung
2Proto-West Germanic*skarn—
3Proto-Germanicskarnąfilth, dung
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skarn →
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