Where does “scara” come from?

scara (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “scara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skaru—
2Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “scara”

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