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Where does “skera” come from?

skera (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skera (Old Norse): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “skera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skera”

  • skyr
  • kiira
  • kiirastorstai
  • skärbräda
  • skärbräde
  • skära
  • skrupskør
  • skør
  • skørhed
  • skære
  • ostaskeri
  • skyr
  • skera
  • umskera
  • skeri
  • torfskeri
  • skyr
  • skyr
  • skera
  • umskera
  • skæra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →