schier

(Engels)

Tegenovergesteld aan
durchwachsen
Frequentie

42k
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ʃiːɐ̯/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German schir (“immediate, quick”) (adv. schire), Old High German skeri (“sharp, acute, quick, rapid”), likely cognate with Old Church Slavonic скоръ (skorŭ, “rapid”) (Russian ско́рый (skóryj)), Lithuanian skėrỹs (“grasshopper”), Ancient Greek σκαίρειν (skaírein, “to jump”); if so, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Grimm assumes partial conflation with scheir (“pure, bright”) (English sheer).

Sign in to write sticky notes