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Where does “skör” come from?

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

skör (Swedish): frail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...

Definitions

  1. frail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...

Ancestry of “skör”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskør—
2Low Germanschörweak, fragile
3Proto-Germanicskuriz—
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “skör”

  • schorl
  • schorlaceous
  • schorly
  • schorlous
  • Schörl
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