Where does “skarō” come from?

skarō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

skarō (Proto-Germanic): a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...

Definitions

  1. a portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...

Ancestry of “skarō”, step by step

skarō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sḱer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skarō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-