Where does “shown” come from?
Show derives from Middle English schewen, Old English scēawian, Proto-Germanic skawwōną, and Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁-, tracing back to a root meaning to look or perceive.
shown (English): past participle of show
Ancestry of “shown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schauen | to look |
| 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 “shown”