Where does “berøringsskjerm” come from?

berøringsskjerm (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

berøringsskjerm (Norwegian Nynorsk): a touch screen or touchscreen

Definitions

  1. a touch screen or touchscreen

Ancestry of “berøringsskjerm”, step by step

berøringsskjerm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skjerm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskjerma screen; screen
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

via Norwegian Nynorsk berøring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskberøringtouch, contact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →
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