Where does “skär” come from?
skär (Swedish) comes from French chair, from Middle French chair, from Old French char, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
skär (Swedish): pink; having a color between red and white,...
Definitions
- pink; having a color between red and white,...
Ancestry of “skär”, step by step
skär traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French chair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chair | flesh |
| 2 | Middle French | chair | flesh |
| 3 | Old French | char | flesh; meat; cart |
| 4 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 5 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Old Swedish skær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | skær | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skærr | pure, bright, clear |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skairiz | pure; sheer; shining; clear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |