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English word share comes from Proto-Indo-European *skar-, Proto-Indo-European *kor-, Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) *scǣre, and later Proto-Germanic *skeraną (To shear.)
*skar- (Proto-Indo-European)
to divide
*kor- (Proto-Indo-European)
*sḱēy- (Proto-Indo-European)
*scǣre (Old English)
*skeraną (Proto-Germanic)
To shear.
*skaraz (Proto-Germanic)
*skairiz (Proto-Germanic)
Pure; sheer. Shining; clear.
*skēriz (Proto-Germanic)
Cutting, cuttable.
scær (Old English)
skærr (Old Norse)
*skarō (Proto-Germanic)
A division; detachment; troop; band. A portion; share.
scearu (Old English)
(anatomy) the groin; pubic region; genitals; stomach; bowel. (ecclesiastical) tonsure. (of sheep) a shearing. A cutting; shaving. A part; portion; share; division.
sċaru (Old English)
*sċǣre (Old English)
skere (Middle English)
share (English)
(computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.. (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.. (internet) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.. A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.. The sharebone or pubis. [...]