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Where does “sċǣre” come from?

sċǣre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skairiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-, from Proto-Germanic skaidą, from Proto-Indo-European skÁit- — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “sċǣre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskairizpure; sheer; shining; clear
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
3Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Words derived from “sċǣre”

  • share
  • sharing
  • scared
  • sheer
  • shareholder
  • scare
  • scary
  • scarecrow
  • shareholding
  • sharer
  • sharecropping
  • ploughshare
  • shareware
  • timeshare
  • shareable
  • sharable
  • plowshare
  • scarily
  • powersharing
  • gainsharing
  • mindshare
  • unscared
  • shareowner
  • nonshareholder
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