Where does “scær” come from?

scær (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaraz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scær (Old English): ploughshare

Definitions

  1. ploughshare

Ancestry of “scær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskarazploughshare
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scær

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaraz