Where does “Scheier” come from?

Scheier (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German schiure, from Old High German skiura, from Proto-West Germanic skūru, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

Scheier (Pennsylvania German): barn

Definitions

  1. barn

Ancestry of “Scheier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschiure—
2Old High Germanskiura—
3Proto-West Germanicskūru—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūru →