Where does “Schumann” come from?

Schumann (French) comes from German Schumann, 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 “Schumann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchumannnotably of the German composer Robert Schumann
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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