sker-

“to cut, separate”

Widely acceptedcuttingdivision

Source of English shear, share, short, shirt, skirt

Root meaning to cut, yielding a large family including shear, share, short, score, and Latin curtus.

bʰerH-“to scrape, bore, perforate”bʰerdʰ-“to cut, split, separate”bʰeyd-₂“to split, cleave, bite”deh₂-“to divide, share”deh₂-mn̥“portion, share, lot”gʰel-₃“to cut, wound, kill”h₁reyk-“to scratch, tear, rip”h₂widʰ-“to separate, divide”