Where does “skari” come from?

skari (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German schāre, from Old Saxon scara, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skari (Old Norse): host, troop

Definitions

  1. host, troop

Ancestry of “skari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschāre—
2Old Saxonscara—
3Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
4Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skari”

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