Where does “Schubert” come from?

Schubert comes from Middle High German schuoch, Old High German scuoh, Proto-Germanic skōhaz, and Proto-Indo-European skewk-, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root skek-.

Schubert (English): Franz Schubert, Austrian composer

Definitions

  1. Franz Schubert, Austrian composer

Ancestry of “Schubert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchubertnotably of the Austrian composer Franz Schubert
2Middle High Germanschuochshoe
3Old High Germanscuohshoe
4Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Words derived from “Schubert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →