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Where does “schirm” come from?

schirm (Middle High German) comes from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “schirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskerm—
2Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
3Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schirm”

  • ширма
  • Schutzschirm
  • Berührungsbildschirm
  • Sonnenschirm
  • schirmförmig
  • Regenschirm
  • Lampenschirm
  • Fernsehschirm
  • Flüssigkristallbildschirm
  • Bildschirm
  • Schirm
  • ширм
  • širm
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