Where does “skæra” come from?
skæra (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
skæra (Old Swedish): to cut, to shear
Ancestry of “skæra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skera | to cut |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “skæra”