Where does “schadwe” come from?

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

schadwe (Middle English): A shadow; a dark image reflected by shade

Definitions

  1. A shadow; a dark image reflected by shade

Ancestry of “schadwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeadwe—
2Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
3Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →