Where does “scherynge” come from?

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

scherynge (Middle English): Sheep-shearing; the trimming of sheep's wool

Definitions

  1. Sheep-shearing; the trimming of sheep's wool

Ancestry of “scherynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishscherenTo cut; to slash or slice with a blade or sharp...
2Old Englishsċieranto cut
3Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scherynge”

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