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
Ancestry of “schuren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | escurer | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | scuro | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūrō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cūra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |
Words derived from “schuren”