Where does “schaduw” come from?

schaduw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schaduwe, from Old Dutch scado, from Proto-Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

schaduw (Dutch): shade; shadow; blemish

Definitions

  1. shade; shadow; blemish

Ancestry of “schaduw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschaduwe—
2Old Dutchscado—
3Proto-Germanic*skadu—
4Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “schaduw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →