Etymograph

English

Shereford

Shereford comes from Old English scīr ‘clear’, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz ‘pure, bright’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyr- ‘luster, gloss, shadow’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḱeyr-‘luster, gloss, shadow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skīriz‘pure, bright’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skīrazreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150scīr‘clear’
  5. EnglishtodayShereford

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sḱeyr-‘luster, gloss, shadow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skīriz‘pure, bright’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skīrazreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150scīr‘clear’
  5. EnglishtodayShereford

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyr-

Today it means

name A small village in the North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sḱeyr- / Shereford

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