Where does “umbeschew” come from?
umbeschew (English) comes from English um, from English them, from Middle English þem, from Old Norse þeim, from Proto-Germanic þaimaz, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
umbeschew (English): To avoid; shun; To get away; escape
Definitions
- To avoid; shun; To get away; escape
Ancestry of “umbeschew”, step by step
umbeschew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English um
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | um | See uh; Dated spelling of mmm; To make the "um"... |
| 2 | English | them | Those ones; Him, her, or it; that one; Those |
| 3 | Middle English | þem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeim | them, those |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaimaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English eschew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eschew | To avoid; to shun, to shy away from |
| 2 | Middle English | eschewen | To avoid or eschew a behaviour, person, place, or situation |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | eschiver | to escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skiuhijan | to dread, avoid; to shun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |