Where does “skurkärring” come from?

skurkärring (Swedish) comes from Swedish kärring, from Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

skurkärring (Swedish): female cleaner

Definitions

  1. female cleaner

Ancestry of “skurkärring”, step by step

skurkärring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kärring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkärring(disagreeable) old woman
2Old Swedishkärling—
3Old Norsekerlingwoman, wife; old woman
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish skura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskurato scrub
2Old Frenchescurer—
3Medieval Latinscuro—
4Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
5Latincūracare, concern, thought
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →