Where does “eschiver” come from?

eschiver (Anglo-Norman) comes from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

eschiver (Anglo-Norman): to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny

Definitions

  1. to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny

Ancestry of “eschiver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskiuhijanto dread, avoid; to shun
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “eschiver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan →