Where does “skjærer” come from?

skjærer (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.

skjærer (Norwegian Bokmål): a cutter, carver; indefinite plural of skjære;...

Definitions

  1. a cutter, carver; indefinite plural of skjære;...

Ancestry of “skjærer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skjærer”

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