Where does “sjouwer” come from?

sjouwer (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch schouder, from Old Dutch sculdero, from Proto-West Germanic skuldru — shoulder.

sjouwer (Limburgish): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “sjouwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschouder—
2Old Dutchsculderoshoulder
3Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder
Every word from Proto-West Germanic skuldru →Every word from Old Dutch sculdero →Every word from Middle Dutch schouder →