Where does “treskjærer” come from?
treskjærer (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skjærer, from Norwegian Bokmål skjære, from Danish skære, from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
treskjærer (Norwegian Bokmål): a woodcarver
Ancestry of “treskjærer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjærer | a cutter, carver; indefinite plural of skjære;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | skjære | inflection of skjær:
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| 3 | Danish | skære | cut; to shine; definite singular of skær |
| 4 | Old Norse | skera | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |