Where does “skirra” come from?

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

skirra (Old Norse): frighten; to frighten; to shrink away from, shun;...

Definitions

  1. frighten; to frighten; to shrink away from, shun;...

Ancestry of “skirra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskirzijanąto shoo, scare off
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skirra”

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