Where does “skīrō” come from?

skīrō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skīrō (Proto-Germanic): office, district

Definitions

  1. office, district

Ancestry of “skīrō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skīrō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →