Where does “schuilen” come from?

schuilen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schulen, from Old Dutch skūlen, from Proto-West Germanic skūlijan, from Proto-Germanic skūlijaną — Alternative form of *skiulijaną.

schuilen (Dutch): to take shelter; to lurk

Definitions

  1. to take shelter; to lurk

Ancestry of “schuilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschulento be hidden; to take shelter
2Old Dutchskūlen
3Proto-West Germanicskūlijanto hide
4Proto-GermanicskūlijanąAlternative form of *skiulijaną

Words derived from “schuilen

Every word from Proto-Germanic skūlijaną