Schauer

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃaʊ̯ɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • shower brief period of precipitation, a quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower
  • shudder, shiver, thrill

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schure, schūre inherited from Old High German scūr inherited from *skūru inherited from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (storm, shelter, shack, rain shower).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*skūrō

Gloss

storm, shelter, shack, rain shower

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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