English
skyr
Skyr comes from Old Norse skyr ‘thick curdled milk’, from skera ‘to divide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skeraną‘to shear’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350skera‘to divide’
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350skyr‘thick curdled milk’literally ‘separated’
- Icelandicmodernsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)ker-‘to cut’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skeraną‘to shear’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350skera‘to divide’
- Old Norse, derivedc. 800–1350skyr‘thick curdled milk’literally ‘separated’
- Icelandicmodernsame form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut’
short, across, share, card, cross, cancer, screen, score, shirt, circle, circuit, crucial, curve, scare, circus, circulation, carnival, curb, scar, cancellation, scrutiny, shrine, crest, skirt, circa, corona, scorpion, incarceration, shred, carnage, raffle, circulate, carcinoma, corolla, shrewd, crux, shard, carnal, cirque, riddance, 116 more
through Proto-Germanic *skeraną ‘to shear’
through Old Norse skera ‘to divide’
Today it means
noun A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- / skyr