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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchumannnotably of the German composer Robert Schumann
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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →