Where does “shont” come from?

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

Ancestry of “shont”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	shonen	decline to do, avoid, fear; to decline to do,...
2	Old English	scunian	to shun; avoid; to hate; abhor; detest
3	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

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