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Where does “skewh₂-” come from?
skewh₂-
(Proto-Indo-European): to lash, to swing, to buzz
Definitions
to lash, to swing, to buzz
Words derived from “skewh₂-”
shear
sheriff
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Sheriff
Lancashire
Cheshire
shorn
Derbyshire
shire
shears
Shropshire
lanky
Oxfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Somersetshire
serif
Perthshire
Aberdeenshire
Monmouthshire
Renfrewshire
Dumfriesshire
Yorkshireman
unshorn