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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

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

Words derived from “skjære”

  • treskjærer
  • omskjæring
  • skjæring
  • omskjære
  • pizzaskjærer
  • utskjæring
  • glasskjærer
  • skjærer
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