Where does “schorn” come from?

schorn (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German schor, from German scheren, from Middle High German schern, from Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “schorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschorshovel
2Germanscherento shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim
3Middle High Germanschern—
4Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old High German skeran →
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