Where does “skòri” come from?

skòri (Norn) comes from Old Norse skari, from Middle Low German schāre, from Old Saxon scara, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skòri (Norn): Young gull

Definitions

  1. Young gull

Ancestry of “skòri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskarihost, troop
2Middle Low Germanschāre—
3Old Saxonscara—
4Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
5Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru →