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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-Germanicskaduz—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “schaduw”

  • schaduwe
  • oogschaduw
  • bijschaduw
  • halfschaduw
  • schaduwplant
  • slagschaduw
  • kernschaduw
  • schaduwrijk
  • skaduwee
  • skadu
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