English
schorl
Schorl comes from German Schörl.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchörl
- Englishtodayschorl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchörl
- Englishtodayschorl
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
across, share, card, cross, cancer, short, shirt, screen, circle, circuit, score, crucial, curve, circus, circulation, skirt, carnival, scare, curb, cancellation, shrine, crest, circa, scrutiny, scar, incarceration, shred, carnage, coronary, raffle, corona, circulate, carcinoma, shrewd, crux, shard, carnal, scorpion, cirque, corolla, 116 more
through Proto-Germanic *skeraną ‘to cut’
Today it means
noun The most common variety of tourmaline.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Schörl / schorl