Where does “sċīr” come from?

sċīr (Old English) comes from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

sċīr (Old English): bright; shire; county

Definitions

  1. bright; shire; county

Ancestry of “sċīr”, step by step

sċīr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English burna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishburnastream
2Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
3Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Proto-Germanic skīriz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskīrizpure, clear, sheer
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
3Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Proto-West Germanic skīru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskīruoffice, district
2Proto-Germanicskīrōoffice, district
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sċīr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥ →