Where does “scara” come from?

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

scara (Old High German): troop

Definitions

  1. troop

Ancestry of “scara”, 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 “scara”

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