Where does “skúr” come from?

skúr (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

skúr (Old Norse): shower

Definitions

  1. shower

Ancestry of “skúr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skúr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Middle Low German schūr →
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