Where does “afschuwen” come from?

afschuwen (Dutch) comes from Dutch schuwen, from Middle Dutch schuwen, from Old Dutch skiuwen, from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

afschuwen (Dutch): to scare off, to cause fear or revulsion in;...

Definitions

  1. to scare off, to cause fear or revulsion in;...

Ancestry of “afschuwen”, step by step

afschuwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schuwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuwento shun, eschew
2Middle Dutchschuwento be afraid; to shy away from, to avoid
3Old Dutchskiuwento avoid
4Proto-West Germanicskiuhijanto dread, avoid; to shun
5Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afschuwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →