Where does “schour” come from?

schour (Middle English) comes from Old English sċūr, from Proto-West Germanic skūru, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

schour (Middle English): Rainfall, precipitation falling waterdrops

Definitions

  1. Rainfall, precipitation falling waterdrops

Ancestry of “schour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċūrshower
2Proto-West Germanicskūru—
3Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūru →