schüren

German (Berlin)

[ˈʃyːʀən]

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to poke, stoke (to poke a fire to remove ash or promote burning)
  • (by extension) to stoke, stir up

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German schürn inherited from Old High German scuren inherited from *skeran inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeraną (shear, shave, cut) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)ker-

Gloss

cut, turn, bend, cut off, curve, divide, wrinkle, scrape, sever, shorten, split, dry, jump, move, in the sense of an enclosure, shrink, swing, part, skimp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

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Emoji
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