Where does “folkskara” come from?

folkskara (Swedish) comes from Swedish skära, from Old Swedish skæra, from Old Norse skera, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

folkskara (Swedish): crowd group of people

Definitions

  1. crowd group of people

Ancestry of “folkskara”, step by step

folkskara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skära

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskärato cut; to perform an incision; to cut; to divide...
2Old Swedishskærato cut, to shear
3Old Norseskerato cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old Norse skera →