scheren

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈsxeː.rə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to shave (reflexive pronouns are used for self-directed actions)
  • (transitive) to shear

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch schēren inherited from Old Dutch skeran inherited from *skeran inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (shear, shave, cut) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp), *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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