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
Ancestry of “scær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skaraz | ploughshare |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “scær”