Where does “scheuchen” come from?

scheuchen (German) comes from Middle High German schiuhen, from Old High German sciuhen, from Proto-Germanic skiuhijaną — to frighten.

scheuchen (German): to shoo, shoo away, drive away

Definitions

  1. to shoo, shoo away, drive away

Ancestry of “scheuchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschiuhento fear
2Old High Germansciuhento frighten, make fearful
3Proto-Germanicskiuhijanąto frighten

Words derived from “scheuchen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skiuhijaną →Every word from Old High German sciuhen →Every word from Middle High German schiuhen →
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