Where does “sker” come from?

sker (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch scheren, from Middle Dutch schēren, from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

sker (Sranan Tongo): to shave; In marble games, having lost and being...

Definitions

  1. to shave; In marble games, having lost and being...

Ancestry of “sker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscherento shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...
2Middle Dutchschērento shave
3Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “sker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeran →