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

Definitions

  1. to cut, to shear

Ancestry of “skæra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskerato cut
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skæra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old Norse skera →