Where does “hinwegschauen” come from?

hinwegschauen (German) comes 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.

hinwegschauen (German): Synonym of hinwegsehen

Definitions

  1. Synonym of hinwegsehen

Ancestry of “hinwegschauen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschauento look
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Old English scēawian →