Where does “schuren” come from?

schuren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scuro, from Latin cūrō, from Latin cūra, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

schuren (Middle Dutch): to scour, to scrub

Definitions

  1. to scour, to scrub

Ancestry of “schuren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescurer—
2Medieval Latinscuro—
3Latincūrōto arrange, see to, attend to, take care of, look after, ensure, tend to
4Latincūracare, concern, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeys-to see; to heed
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

Words derived from “schuren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys- →Every word from Latin cūra →