Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “skeran” come from?

skeran (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skeran (Old High German): to shear; to shave

Definitions

  1. to shear; to shave

Ancestry of “skeran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skeran”

  • feldscher
  • фельдшер
  • Geschirrspüler
  • Silbergeschirr
  • Geschirrspülmaschine
  • Feldscherer
  • scheren
  • ungeschoren
  • geschoren
  • Feldscher
  • Aluminiumgeschirr
  • Geschirr
  • Geschirrtuch
  • Pferdegeschirr
  • felcser
  • ფერშალი
  • giskirri
  • giscirri
  • geschirre
  • schern
  • שערער
  • שערן
  • שער
  • schieren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →