Where does “shown” come from?

shown (English) comes from German schauen, from Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

shown (English): past participle of show

Definitions

  1. past participle of show

Ancestry of “shown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschauento look
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

Words derived from “shown”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Old English scēawian →