Where does “schei” come from?

schei (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German schiuhe, from Proto-West Germanic skeuh, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

schei (Luxembourgish): shy; shyly; second-person singular imperative of...

Definitions

  1. shy; shyly; second-person singular imperative of...

Ancestry of “schei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschiuhe—
2Proto-West Germanicskeuhfrightened, shy; frightening, ugly
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeuh →