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Where does “skura” come from?

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

skura (Old High German): roofing, protection

Definitions

  1. roofing, protection

Ancestry of “skura”, step by step

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