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Where does “scho” come from?

scho (Middle English) comes from Old English hēo, from Germanic *hiju, from Proto-Germanic hijō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

scho (Middle English): Alternative form of sche; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sche; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “scho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēoshe
2Germanic*hiju—
3Proto-Germanichijōshe; nominative singular feminine of *hiz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

Words derived from “scho”

  • hay
  • hi
  • Hayes
  • hey
  • Hayward
  • Haymarket
  • hayloft
  • haywire
  • haymaking
  • hayfield
  • hayseed
  • haymow
  • hayrick
  • haymaker
  • chough
  • hisn
  • hayride
  • hayfever
  • hayward
  • hayrack
  • hayfork
  • haycart
  • hayshed
  • hayrake
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