Where does “skjær” come from?

skjær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skjær (Norwegian Bokmål): delicate, pure, sheer; plain, pure, simple; ripe,...

Definitions

  1. delicate, pure, sheer; plain, pure, simple; ripe,...

Ancestry of “skjær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
2Proto-Germanicskarją—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarją →Every word from Old Norse sker →