Where does “שערן” come from?

שערן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

שערן (Yiddish): cut, shear; plural of שער

Definitions

  1. cut, shear; plural of שער

Ancestry of “שערן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
2Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “שערן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Old High German skeran →
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