Where does “shun” come from?
Shun comes from Middle English shonen, Old English scunian, and Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- and (s)kew-, meaning to turn away or avoid.
shun (English): To avoid, especially persistently; To escape; To...
Definitions
- To avoid, especially persistently; To escape; To...
Ancestry of “shun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schonen | — |
| 2 | Old English | scunian | to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “shun”