Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “scear” come from?

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

Ancestry of “scear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscærploughshare
2Proto-Germanicskarazploughshare
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scear”

  • share
  • sharing
  • sheer
  • shareholder
  • shareholding
  • sharer
  • sharecropping
  • ploughshare
  • shareware
  • timeshare
  • shareable
  • sharable
  • plowshare
  • powersharing
  • gainsharing
  • mindshare
  • shareowner
  • nonshareholder
  • sheerness
  • sharecrop
  • sharemarket
  • ridesharing
  • shareability
  • photosharing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →