Where does “schewen” come from?

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

schewen (Middle English): to show

Definitions

  1. to show

Ancestry of “schewen”, 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

Words derived from “schewen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skawwōną →Every word from Old English scēawian →