Where does “eschewen” come from?

eschewen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman eschiver, from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

eschewen (Middle English): To avoid or eschew a behaviour, person, place, or situation

Definitions

  1. To avoid or eschew a behaviour, person, place, or situation

Ancestry of “eschewen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normaneschiverto escape; to flee; to avoid; to refuse to deny
2Proto-West Germanicskiuhijanto dread, avoid; to shun
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “eschewen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skiuhijan →