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Where does “skirm” come from?

skirm (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “skirm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
2Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skirm”

  • screen
  • screening
  • screenplay
  • sunscreen
  • onscreen
  • screenwriter
  • windscreen
  • screenshot
  • screenwriting
  • smokescreen
  • widescreen
  • offscreen
  • screener
  • silkscreen
  • screensaver
  • flatscreen
  • prescreen
  • screenful
  • bluescreen
  • fullscreen
  • telescreen
  • multiscreen
  • rainscreen
  • greenscreen
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