Where does “schere” come from?

schere (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “schere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “schere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →