Where does “Schumann” come from?
Schumann comes from Middle High German schuoch, Old High German scuoh, Proto-Germanic skōhaz, and Proto-Indo-European skewk-, ultimately from the root skek-.
Ancestry of “Schumann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Schumann | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | schuoch | shoe |
| 3 | Old High German | scuoh | shoe |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |