Where does “skyr” come from?

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

skyr (Old Norse): thick curdled milk; coagulated milk; sour milk

Definitions

  1. thick curdled milk; coagulated milk; sour milk

Ancestry of “skyr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskurją
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skyr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeranąEvery word from Proto-Germanic skurją
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