Where does “Shaw” come from?
Shaw (English) comes from Old English sceaga, from Proto-West Germanic skagō, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.
Ancestry of “Shaw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | sceaga | copse, thicket |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skagō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skōgaz | forest, wood |
Words derived from “Shaw”