Where does “gjennomskjære” come from?

gjennomskjære (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.

gjennomskjære (Norwegian Bokmål): to intersect divide, cut through or across

Definitions

  1. to intersect divide, cut through or across

Ancestry of “gjennomskjære”, step by step

gjennomskjære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skjære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjæreinflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##...
2Danishskærecut; to shine; definite singular of skær
3Old Norseskerato cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Norwegian Bokmål gjennom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjennomthrough and through; through; through, during
2Old Norsegegnumthrough
3Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old Norse skera →