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Etymology · Old English

sċīr

3 English words descend from Old English sċīr, most common first.

sheerVery thin or transparent.
Shirleysurely
shireAn administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.