Where does “sker” come from?

sker (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

sker (Old Norse): rock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...

Definitions

  1. rock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...

Ancestry of “sker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskarją—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “sker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarją →