Where does “skerre” come from?
skerre (Middle English) comes from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Ancestry of “skerre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sker | rock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera:
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| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skarją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |