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 skarōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru
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