Where does “ширм” come from?

ширм (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German schirm, from Middle High German schirm, from Old High German skerm, from Proto-West Germanic skirmi, from Proto-Germanic skirmiz, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

ширм (Serbo-Croatian): lampshade

Definitions

  1. lampshade

Ancestry of “ширм”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschirmscreen
2Middle High Germanschirm—
3Old High Germanskerm—
4Proto-West Germanicskirmifur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
5Proto-Germanicskirmizfur, hide, pelt; covering, shelter, screen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skirmiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skirmi →