Where does “skjerme” come from?

skjerme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjerm, 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.

skjerme (Norwegian Bokmål): to shield, screen, protect, shade

Definitions

  1. to shield, screen, protect, shade

Ancestry of “skjerme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjerma screen (physical divider)
2Middle Low Germanscherm—
3Old Saxon*skirm—
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →