Where does “glasskjærer” come from?
glasskjærer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjærer, from Norwegian Bokmål skjære, from Danish skære, from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
glasskjærer (Norwegian Bokmål): a glass cutter
Definitions
- a glass cutter
Ancestry of “glasskjærer”, step by step
glasskjærer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål skjærer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjærer | a cutter, carver; indefinite plural of skjære;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjære | inflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##... |
| 3 | Danish | skære | cut; to shine; definite singular of skær |
| 4 | Old Norse | skera | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |