Where does “skur” come from?

skur (Swedish) comes from Old Norse skúr, from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

skur (Swedish): a shower, a burst; a small roof to protect...

Definitions

  1. a shower, a burst; a small roof to protect...

Ancestry of “skur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskúrshower
2Middle Low Germanschūr
3Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

Words derived from “skur

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrōEvery word from Middle Low German schūr
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