Where does “schouwen” come from?
schouwen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skouwon, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.
Ancestry of “schouwen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skouwon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skawwōną | to look, see, watch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewh₁- | to perceive; to observe |
Words derived from “schouwen”