Where does “schauen” come from?

schauen (German) comes from Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

schauen (German): to look

Definitions

  1. to look

Ancestry of “schauen”, step by step

schauen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English schewen

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

via Middle High German schouwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschouwento see, to look at
2Old High Germanscouwōnto look, to view

Words derived from “schauen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Old English scēawian →