Dutch word scheer comes from Proto-Indo-European *sker-, and later Proto-Germanic *skeraną (To shear.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*sker- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | cut, to turn, bend, to bend, turn, shear, to twist, bend, dung, manure |
*skeraną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To shear. |
skera | Old Norse (non) | To cut. |
skjære | Norwegian Bokmål (nob) | As a reflexive verb: Fail to work, fall apart. To cut with a knife or a similar tool, to slice. To cut with a sharp-edged instrument. To gnash. To intersect. To penetrate, carve, cut through. To pierce. To swerve, sheer The European magpie (Pica pica). |
sker | Old Norse (non) | |
scheer | Dutch (nld) | Skerry (small rocky island). |