Where does “skeran” come from?

skeran (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skeran (Old Dutch): to shave; to split, to divide

Definitions

  1. to shave; to split, to divide

Ancestry of “skeran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skeran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →