Where does “scoru” come from?
scoru (Old English) comes from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
scoru (Old English): notch; tally; score
Ancestry of “scoru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skór | shoe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |
Words derived from “scoru”