Where does “schadowe” come from?

schadowe (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeaduwe, from Old English sċeadu, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

schadowe (Middle English): shadow, shade; shade, darkness; reflection

Definitions

  1. shadow, shade; shade, darkness; reflection

Ancestry of “schadowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeaduwe—
2Old Englishsċeadushadow, shade; darkness; protection
3Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
4Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “schadowe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →