Where does “shew” come from?
Shew comes from Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁-.
shew (English): Archaic spelling of show; simple past tense of...
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of show; simple past tense of...
Ancestry of “shew”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | show | To display, to have somebody see; To bestow; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schewen | to show |
| 3 | Old English | scēawian | to look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |
Words derived from “shew”