Where does “שירה” come from?

שירה (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German schir, from Old High German skeri — sharp, acute, quick, rapid.

שירה (Yiddish): a song

Definitions

  1. a song

Ancestry of “שירה”, step by step

שירה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German schir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschirimmediate, quick
2Old High Germanskerisharp, acute, quick, rapid

via Hebrew שִׁירָה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשִׁירָה—
Every word from Old High German skeri →Every word from Middle High German schir →