Where does “sċora” come from?
sċora (Old English) comes from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
sċora (Old English): shore
Definitions
- shore
Ancestry of “sċora”, step by step
sċora traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse skór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
via Proto-Germanic skurô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skurô | rugged rock, cliff, high rocky shore |