Where does “schiach” come from?

schiach (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German schiech, from Old High German *skioh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

schiach (Bavarian): ugly, hideous aesthetically unpleasing or unpleasing to any sense

Definitions

  1. ugly, hideous aesthetically unpleasing or unpleasing to any sense

Ancestry of “schiach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschiech—
2Old High German*skioh—
3Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
4Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “schiach”

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