Where does “scheu” come from?

scheu (German) comes from Middle High German schiech, from Old High German *skioh, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

scheu (German): shy; shy, skittish, startlish

Definitions

  1. shy; shy, skittish, startlish

Ancestry of “scheu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschiech—
2Old High German*skioh—
3Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
4Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “scheu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeuh →