Where does “sċūr” come from?

sċūr (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skūru, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

sċūr (Old English): shower

Definitions

  1. shower

Ancestry of “sċūr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskūru—
2Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

Words derived from “sċūr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūru →