Where does “skjære” come from?

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

skjære (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##...

Ancestry of “skjære”, step by step

skjære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskærecut; to shine; definite singular of skær
2Old Norseskerato cut
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Old Norse skjór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjór—
2Proto-Germanicskaiwarō-—

Words derived from “skjære”

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