Where does “scheuen” come from?

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

scheuen (German): to shy, to balk at

Definitions

  1. to shy, to balk at

Ancestry of “scheuen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scheuen”

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