SCHIR
SAY IT: SHEER
The historical word
Middle High German
schīr
pure, bright; originally shimmering
The historical word referenced by the brand; a medieval word with older Germanic cognates.
SOURCE: DudenOld English
scīr
clear, bright, pure
An older Germanic cognate of the historical word.
SOURCE: Bosworth–TollerOlder Scots
schir
a historical spelling associated with “sir”
Unrelated resonance; resemblance does not establish shared origin.
SOURCE: Dictionary of the Scots LanguageArabic
shiʿr
poetry
Unrelated resonance; resemblance does not establish shared origin.
SOURCE: Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo