Where does “schaduwe” come from?
schaduwe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch scado, from Proto-Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “schaduwe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | scado | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *skadu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “schaduwe”