Where does “skjør” come from?

skjør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skyr, from Proto-Germanic skurją, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skjør (Norwegian Bokmål): soured milk

Definitions

  1. soured milk

Ancestry of “skjør”, step by step

skjør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskyrthick curdled milk; coagulated milk; sour milk
2Proto-Germanicskurją—
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Middle Low German schör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschör—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skurją →