Where does “sgeri” come from?

sgeri (Welsh) comes from English skerry, from Scots skerry, from Old Norse sker, from Proto-Germanic skarją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

sgeri (Welsh): skerry (a small rocky island)

Definitions

  1. skerry (a small rocky island)

Ancestry of “sgeri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskerryA small rocky island which may be covered by the...
2Scotsskerryskerry, reef
3Old Norseskerrock in the sea, skerry; inflection of skera: ##...
4Proto-Germanicskarją—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarją →Every word from Old Norse sker →