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English word shire comes from Proto-Germanic *skīzō, Proto-Indo-European *kor-, Proto-Indo-European *sḱēy-, and later Proto-Germanic *skīriz (Pure, clear, sheer.)
*skīzō (Proto-Germanic)
*kor- (Proto-Indo-European)
*sḱēy- (Proto-Indo-European)
scir (Old English)
Bright, shining. Clear, pure Administrative region, shire (consisting of a number of hundreds or wapentakes, ruled jointly by an alderman and a sheriff). District (under an official or governor). Office (status of an official).
*skīriz (Proto-Germanic)
Pure, clear, sheer.
sċīr (Old English)
shire (Middle English)
Shire, district. county.
shire (English)
(UK, colloquial) The general area in which a person lives, used in the context of travel within the UK.. A rural or outer suburban local government area of Australia.. A shire horse.. Former administrative area of Britain; a county.. Physical area administered by a sheriff. To (re)constitute as one or more shires or counties.