Where does “avskjære” come from?

avskjære (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjære, from Danish skære, from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

avskjære (Norwegian Bokmål): to cut off, sever, cut short

Definitions

to cut off, sever, cut short

Ancestry of “avskjære”, step by step

avskjære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skjære

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	skjære	inflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##...
2	Danish	skære	cut; to shine; definite singular of skær
3	Old Norse	skera	to cut
4	Proto-Germanic	skeraną	to shear
5	Proto-Indo-European	sḱer-	to caw, crow

via Norwegian Bokmål av

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	av	off; onwards; of
2	Old Norse	af	of, from, off, by
3	Proto-Germanic	*ab	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	apó	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old Norse skera →