Where does “scure” come from?
scure (Middle English) comes from Middle English scour, from Old Norse skúr, from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.
Ancestry of “scure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scour | attack, conflict; pang of emotional suffering |
| 2 | Old Norse | skúr | shower |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schūr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skūrō | storm; short shower; shelter, shack |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱēwer- | north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower |