Where does “schuwen” come from?

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

schuwen (Dutch): to shun, eschew

Definitions

  1. to shun, eschew

Ancestry of “schuwen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schuwen”

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