Etymology of the English word shearwater
the English word
shearwaterderived from the English word
shearderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skær-derived from the English word
waterderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*watarDate
The earliest known usage of shearwater in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
