Etymology

Schorr

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle Low German schurren ← Middle High German schore ← Proto-Slavic *xǫtь
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*xǫtь“quick”
  2. Middle High German · derived fromschore“steep rock”
  3. Middle Low German · derived fromschurren“to slide”
  4. English todaySchorr

* As a German surname, from Middle Low German schurren (“to slide”). * Also as a German surname, from Middle High German schore (“steep rock”); see shore. * As a Slavic surname, from Proto-Slavic *xǫtь (“quick”). * As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Shor.

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