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Where does “unshown” come from?

unshown (English) comes from English shown, 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.

unshown (English): Not shown

Definitions

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Ancestry of “unshown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishshownpast participle of show
2Germanschauento look
3Middle Englishschewento show
4Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
5Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
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