Where does “chorlo” come from?

chorlo (Spanish) comes from German Schörl, from Swedish skör, from Old Swedish skør, from Low German schör, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

chorlo (Spanish): killdeer

Definitions

  1. killdeer

Ancestry of “chorlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchörlschorl
2Swedishskörfrail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...
3Old Swedishskør
4Low Germanschörweak, fragile
5Proto-Germanicskuriz
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “chorlo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skeranąEvery word from Proto-Germanic skuriz