Where does “schonen” come from?

schonen (Middle English) comes from Old English scunian, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

schonen (Middle English): To avoid, spurn or eschew

Definitions

  1. To avoid, spurn or eschew

Ancestry of “schonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscunianto shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “schonen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Old English scunian →