Where does “שערער” come from?

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

שערער (Yiddish): barber

Definitions

  1. barber

Ancestry of “שערער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשערןcut, shear; plural of שער
2Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “שערער”

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