Where does “Schubert” come from?

Schubert (French) comes from German Schubert, from Middle High German schuoch, from Old High German scuoh, from Proto-West Germanic skōh, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Ancestry of “Schubert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchubertnotably of the Austrian composer Franz Schubert
2Middle High Germanschuochshoe
3Old High Germanscuohshoe
4Proto-West Germanicskōhshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
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