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I. sker-1
Also ker-. To cut.I. Basic form *sker-, *ker-.1.b. sheer1, from Low German scheren, to move to and fro, and Dutch scheren, to withdraw, depart. Both a and b from Germanic *skeran.2.a. share2, from Old English scēar, plowshare;b. share1, from Old English scearu, scaru, portion, division (but recorded only in the sense of “fork of the body,” “tonsure”). Both a and b from Germanic *skeraz.3.b. compound *skēr-berg-, “sword protector,” scabbard (*berg-, protector; see bhergh-1). scabbard, from Old French escauberc, scabbard, possibly from a Germanic source akin to Old High German scarberc, scabbard. Both a and b from Germanic *skēr-.5. scar2, skerry, from Old Norse sker, low reef (< “something cut off”), from Germanic suffixed form *skar-jam.6. Suffixed o-grade extended form *skorp-o-. scarf2, from Old Norse skarfr, diagonally-cut end of a board, from Germanic *skarfaz.7. Suffixed o-grade extended form *skord-o-. shard, from Old English sceard, a cut, notch, from Germanic *skardaz.8. Extended form *skerd- in suffixed zero-grade form *skr̥d-o-.9.a. Scaramouch, scrimmage, skirmish, from Old French eskermir, to fight with a sword, fence, and Old Italian scaramuccia, skirmish, from a source akin to Old High German skirmen, to protect;10. Variant form *kar-. carnage, carnal, carnassial, carnation, carnival, carrion, caruncle, charnel, crone; carnivorous, charcuterie, incarnate, from Latin carō (stem carn-), flesh.11. Suffixed o-grade form *kor-yo-. coriaceous, corium, cuirass, currier; excoriate, from Latin corium, leather (originally “piece of hide”).15. Suffixed zero-grade form *skr̥-ā-. shore1, from Old English scora, shore, from Germanic *skur-ō.II. Extended roots *skert-, *kert-.1. Zero-grade form *kr̥t- or o-grade form *kort-. cortex; decorticate, from Latin cortex, bark (< “that which can be cut off”).III. Extended root *skerp-. scurf, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old English sceorf, scab, scurf, from Germanic *skerf-.IV. Extended root *skerb(h)-, *skreb(h)-.1.b. scarp, from Italian scarpa, embankment, possibly from a Germanic source akin to Gothic skarpō, pointed object. Both a and b from Germanic *skarpaz, cutting, sharp.2.a. scrap1, from Old Norse skrap, “pieces,” remains;3.V. Extended root *(s)kers-. bias, from Greek epikarsios, at an angle (epi-, at; see epi), from suffixed zero-grade form *kr̥s-yo-.[Pokorny 4. (s)ker-, Section I. 938.]II. sker-2Also ker-. To turn, bend. Presumed base of a number of distantly related derivatives.1. Extended form *(s)kreg- in nasalized form *(s)kre-n-g-.b. variant *kre-n-g-.(i) ruck2, from Old Norse hrukka, a crease, fold;(ii) flounce1, from Old French fronce, pleat, from Frankish *hrunkjan, to wrinkle. Both (i) and (ii) from Germanic *hrunk-.2. Extended form *(s)kregh- in nasalized form *skre-n-gh-.a. ring1, from Old English hring, a ring;c. ringhals, from Middle Dutch rinc (combining form ring-), a ring. a-c all from Germanic *hringaz, something curved, circle.3. Extended form *kreuk-.7. Suffixed extended form *krip-so-. crepe, crisp, crispate, from Latin crispus (metathesized from *cripsus), curly.8. Extended expressive form *krīss-. crissum, from Latin crīsāre, (of women) to wiggle the hips during copulation.9. Perhaps reduplicated form *ki-kr-o-. circa, circadian, circinate, Circinus, circle, circum-, circus, cirque, search; cricoid, recherché, from Greek kirkos, krikos, a ring.10. Suffixed o-grade form *kor-ōno-. corona, crown, koruna, krona1, krona2, krone1, krone2, from Greek korōnos, curved.[Pokorny 3. (s)ker- 935.]III. sker-3Excrement, dung. Oldest form *sk̑er-, becoming *sker- in centum languages.1. Suffixed unextended form *sk-ōr, alternating with *sk-n̥-. scato-, scoria, skatole, from Greek skōr (stem skat- < *sk-n̥-t-), dung.2. Extended form *skert- in taboo metathesis *sterk-os-.b. variant forms *(s)terg-, *(s)treg-. dreck, from Middle High German drëc, dung, from Germanic *threkka-.[Pokorny sk̑er-(d-) 947, 8. (s)ter- 1031.]
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