Etymology of the English word shear
the English word
shearderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skær-Derivations in English
sheared,
shearwater,
shearling,
shearingCognates
Dutch
schaar, Dutch
scheren, English
shears, German
Scherbet, Icelandic
skäri, Icelandic
skera, Swedish
skäraUsage
Word found in Modern English
