Where does “scearu” come from?

scearu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scearu (Old English): a cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure

Definitions

  1. a cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure

Ancestry of “scearu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
2Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scearu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru →
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