Where does “skjerm” come from?

skjerm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German scherm, from Old Saxon *skirm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skjerm (Norwegian Bokmål): a screen (physical divider)

Definitions

  1. a screen (physical divider)

Ancestry of “skjerm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanscherm—
2Old Saxon*skirm—
3Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
4Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skjerm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →