Where does “schawen” come from?

schawen (Middle English) comes from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

Ancestry of “schawen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
2Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Old English scēawian →