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Where does “skiura” come from?

skiura (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skūru, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

Ancestry of “skiura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskūru—
2Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
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