Where does “schuw” come from?

schuw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schu, from Old Dutch *skiuhi, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhī — frightened, shy.

schuw (Dutch): shy of humans, wild; shy, unsociable

Definitions

  1. shy of humans, wild; shy, unsociable

Ancestry of “schuw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschu—
2Old Dutch*skiuhi—
3Proto-West Germanic*skiuhīfrightened, shy

Words derived from “schuw”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhī →Every word from Old Dutch *skiuhi →Every word from Middle Dutch schu →