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Where does “skurō” come from?

skurō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

skurō (Proto-Germanic): storm; short shower; shelter, shack

Definitions

  1. storm; short shower; shelter, shack

Ancestry of “skurō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

Words derived from “skurō”

  • shower
  • showery
  • showerhead
  • thundershower
  • showerbath
  • showerer
  • showerproof
  • showeriness
  • showereth
  • snowshower
  • showerless
  • showerest
  • showerful
  • showerlike
  • snow shower
  • midshower
  • shower tea
  • sun shower
  • tub-shower
  • nonshower
  • cowboy shower
  • half-shower
  • demi-douche
  • schaurig
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